Opening remarks will be provided by the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union Commission, H.E. Bankole Adeoye, the EU Special Representative for Human Rights, H.E. Eamon Gilmore and Ambassador Ronald Kobia, Head of EU Delegation to Ethiopia and the African Union a.i.

Joining speakers from both continents - at government and civil society level - the event will showcase important developments on the abolition of death penalty, namely in Africa. Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Zambia and Ghana abolished the death penalty in June, September and December 2022 and July 2023 respectively - becoming the 24^th, 25^th, 26^th and 27^th abolitionist states in Africa. 

The event is held in Addis Ababa, at 13.00 CET and will be webcast through the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83909473368?pwd=8QiIGpmv5iqRWKCeWhKS2KGDvI3ZeR.1

Please join us online to mark this important day!

For more information about the EU’s position on the death penalty please visit our website:  https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/abolition-death-penalty-and-fight-against-torture_en