第22个 世界反对死刑日的主题是“死刑不能保护任何人”, 旨在消除死刑能加强安全的观念。研究未能证明死刑对犯罪有威慑作用，而错误定罪则可能导致无辜者被处决。比利时和欧盟都致力于废除死刑，认为死刑侵犯了人权和人的尊严。
比利时在和平时期最后一次执行死刑是在1863年，两次世界大战后因战争期间所犯罪行执行过几次死刑。比利时于1996年通过法律正式废除死刑,并于2005年将其写入宪法。
大赦国际（AI）报告称，144个国家在法律或实践中废除了死刑，177个联合国会员国在2023年没有执行任何死刑。然而，根据大赦国际的记录，2023年全世界共执行了1153例死刑，年增长率为31%。2023年，全世界判处死刑的数量增加20%，全球总数至少27687人。这些数字还不包括数以千计很可能已被处决但没有数据的人。尽管如此，执行死刑的国家却越来越孤立。比利时将继续致力于提高使用死刑的透明度。
比利时超越欧盟准则，积极参与全球反死刑倡议。自2013年以来，比利时一直支持国际反对死刑委员会。此外，比利时还发起了关于父母被判处死刑的儿童权利的重要决议，并加入了反对酷刑和死刑物品贸易全球联盟。这些努力反映了比利时在全球反对死刑斗争中的领导地位。
The 22nd World Day against the Death Penalty focuses on the theme “the death penalty protects no one”, aiming to dispel the belief that it enhances safety. Studies fail to prove its deterrent effect on crime, and wrongful convictions risk the execution of innocent people. Both Belgium and the EU are committed to abolishing the death penalty, viewing it as a violation of human rights and human dignity.
Belgium’s last peacetime execution occurred in 1863, with a few following the two world wars for crimes committed during the war. Belgium officially abolished the death penalty by law in 1996, embedding this in its constitution in 2005.
Amnesty International (AI) reports that 144 countries have abolished the death penalty in law or practice, and 177 UN member states did not conduct any executions in 2023. However, AI recorded 1,153 executions worldwide in 2023, representing an annual increase of 31%. The number of death sentences handed down worldwide increased by 20% in 2023 with a global total of at least 27,687. These numbers don’t include the thousands of people who were most likely executed but for whom no data is available. Despite this, the nations carrying out executions are increasingly isolated. Belgium remains committed to increasing transparency around the use of the death penalty.
Belgium goes beyond EU guidelines, actively engaging in global anti-death penalty initiatives. Since 2013, it has supported the International Commission against the Death Penalty. Additionally, Belgium initiated key resolutions on the rights of children whose parents are sentenced to death and joined the Global Alliance against the trade of torture and capital punishment goods. These efforts reflect Belgium’s leadership in the global fight against the death penalty.
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