European Parliament 27 March 2012, Written question E-003297/12 Sergio Paolo Frances Silvestris (PPE) to the Commission. Death penalty and European initiative for democracy and human rights

Question for written answer E-003297/12 to the Commission Sergio Paolo Frances Silvestris (PPE) (27 March 2012) Subject: Death penalty and European initiative for democracy and human rights According to Amnesty International’s annual report on the death penalty in 2011, 20 countries carried out executions last year, over a third fewer than 10 years ago.