United Nations report

RESOLUTION 1044 (1994) on the abolition of capital punishment

By Council of Europe / Parlamentary Assembly, on 8 September 1994


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The Parliamentary Assembly welcomes the abolition of capital punishment for offences committed both in war- and in peacetime in Greece on 16 December 1993, which provides an excellent example for other countries to follow.

  • Document type United Nations report
  • Themes list International law,



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