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18th October 2011 London, UK

Supporting Brits Abroad: The Death Penalty

Jonathan Marshall, Head of the FCO Prisoners Team The last person executed in Britain was in 1964. It doesn’t seem that long ago does it? Whilst we no longer have capital punishment in the UK, what many people don’t realise is that there are a significant number of British nationals overseas who are facing the […]

10th October 2011

by Nigel Baker

Ambassador to the Holy See (2011-2016)

This post was published when the author was in a previous role

The Death Penalty

Today is the 9th World Day against the Death Penalty. It is the longstanding policy of the UK to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle. However the death penalty is not prohibited by international law and 58 countries in the world retain it – that is 58 too many. […]

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Supporting Brits Abroad: The Death Penalty

The Death Penalty

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