Declaration by the High Representative, Catherine Ashton, on behalf of the European Union on the wave of executions in Iran

European Union is deeply concerned about the use of the death penalty in Iran.

Executions are taking place at an alarming rate. In addition, abhorrent practices such as public executions and suspension hanging continue to be used, in contravention of Iran’s international obligations.

The European Union calls upon the Iranian authorities to halt all pending executions immediately and to declare a moratorium on death penalty as soon as possible.
The European Union is opposed to capital punishment under all circumstances in all countries, and therefore aims at its universal abolition, seeking a global moratorium as a first step.
The Candidate Countries Turkey, Croatia*, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia*, Montenegro* and Iceland+, the Countries of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and the EFTA countries Liechtenstein and Norway, members of the European Economic Area align themselves with this declaration.

* Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Montenegro continue to be part of the Stabilisation and Association Process.
+ Iceland continues to be a member of the EFTA and of the European Economic Area.

اتحاديه اروپا 27 ژانويه 2011
بيانيه كاترين اشتون نماينده عالي از طرف اتحاديه اروپا در رابطه با موج اعدامها در ايران

اتحاديه اروپا عميقاً نگران به كارگيري مجازات اعدام در ايران است.

اعدامها ابعاد نگران كننده اي يافته اند. علاوه بر اين روشهاي نفرت انگيز، به رغم تعهدات بين المللي ايران، مانند اعدام در ملاءعام، حلق آويز مستمراً به اجرا در مي آيد.
اتحاديه اروپا، از مقامات ايران مي خواهد اعدام كساني را كه محكوم شده اند، متوقف نمايد و در اسرع وقت به مجازات اعدام پايان دهد.
اتحاديه اروپا مخالف مجازات اعدام، در تمام شرايط و در تمام كشورهاست. و به همين دليل براي لغو جهاني مجازات اعدام، بدنبال توقف اعدامها به عنوان اولين گام است.