As part of Portugal's presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Permanent Representation of Portugal to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) held an online International Conference on the Death Penalty on 4 May.
Christos GIAKOUMOPOULOS, Director General of Human Rights and Rule of Law addressed the conference, where he recalled the Organisation's commitment to abolition worldwide, the way it achieved it in its 47 member States, and how it supports other countries on their path to abolition.
The conference was an opportunity to emphasise that abolition of the death penalty is not an end in itself, it must be accompanied by reforms to move from punitive justice to restorative justice.
The two-decade support which the Council of Europe provided to Belarus towards abolition of the death penalty was also presented by Tatiana Termacic, Head of the Coordination and International Cooperation Division.
The event aimed to ensure that this subject matter remains on national and multilateral agendas and to promote the strategic priorities and initiatives of the EU, the OSCE/Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the Council of Europe.
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Campaign "Death is not justice"Source: coe.int, Staff, May 5, 2021
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