The European Union Delegation, the Heads of Mission of EU Member States and the Heads of Mission of Norway and Switzerland issue the following statement in Japan: On 11 November 2016, an execution was carried out in Japan, adding to the twenty three other persons that have been executed since March 2012. It comes roughly one month after the Japan Federation of Bar Associations adopted a declaration calling for the abolition of capital punishment by 2020. The European Union (EU), its Member States, Norway and Switzerland have consistently and repeatedly called on the Japanese authorities to adopt a moratorium on executions, recalling the period of 20 months before March 2012 … Continue reading European Union