Io ha traducite le articulo al qual io ha referite in mi previe
e-posta.Sequente le traduction io ha includite le original in
anglese pro comparation. Le articulo es per le Associated
Press ("Pressa Associate"), le plus importante servicio de
notitias statounitese.

Io debe notar alsi que (nonobstante le commento de Raymond
Forni) India, e non le SUA, es le democratia plus grande in le
mundo hodie.

-Julio


Europeos Urge le SU re le Pena de Morte

PARIS (AP) - Plure centos de politicos, legislatores e activistas
international europee ha reunite in Paris sabbato pro urger le
Statos Unite a abolir le pena de morte..

Participantes ha vocate a europeos a signar un petition intendite
pro le nove presidente statounitese. Organisatores del movimento
basate in Francia, appellate le Gruppo Contra le Pena de Morte
in the Statos Unite, ha dicite que illos spera a obtener 1 million
signaturas ante inviar le petition a Washington pro le inauguration
presidential.

Le gruppo ha dicite que le petition jam habeva approxime
25,000 signaturas minus que un mense post su comencio

Le presidente del Legislatura National Francese, Raymond
Forni, ha appellate le pena de morte "un macula in le plus
grande democratia in le mundo."

Le pena de morte dehumanisa non solmente le societate
statounitese, ma tote le mundo, perque illo propaga un
acceptation de violentia," Forni ha informate le gruppo.

Le presidente del Parlamento Europee, Nicole Fontaine
ha mandate un message per video pro proclamar supporto
pro le reunion, que era presidite per le ex-Ministro de
Justitia francese Robert Badinter. Badinter era instrumental
in le decision de Francia de abolir le pena de morte in 1981.

Personalitates statounitese alsi era presente, includente
le activista Bianca Jagger.

"Le pena de morte es un acto barbaric," Jagger ha dicite.
"Nos assassina non le culpabile ma illes qui non pote tolerar
le expensa de un bon defensa."

Opposition al pena de morte es unanime inter governamentos
europee, e debatto statounitese re le subjecto has intensificate
in menses recente. Un 10-anno studio per Columbia
Universitate publicate in junio ha trovate que duo-terties de
judicamentos de morte son invertite in appellation, sovente
per causa de un defensa incompetente o un prosecution
ultrapassante.

In januario, Illinois governator George Ryan, un republicano,
ha ordinate un moratorio de executiones post plure personas
con judicamentos de morte era provate innocente.

Ma un majoritate de americanos son a favor del pena de
morte, e le duo candidatos pro presidente del partitos major,
vice-presidente Al Gore and Texas governator George W.
Bush, ha remanite firme in lor supporto pro le pena de
morte e lor opposition a un moratorio de su uso.



Europeans Urge US on Death Penalty

PARIS (AP) - Several hundred European politicians, lawmakers and
international activists gathered in Paris on Saturday to urge the
United States to abolish the death penalty.

Participants called on Europeans to sign a petition intended for
the incoming American president. Organizers of the French-based
movement, called the Group Against the Death Penalty in the United
States, said they hope to get 1 million signatures before sending
the petition to Washington in time for the presidential
inauguration.

The group said the petition already had some 25,000 signatures
less than a month into the drive.

French National Assembly president Raymond Forni called the
death penalty "a stain on the largest democracy in the world."

"The death penalty dehumanizes not just American society, but
the whole world, because it breeds an acceptance of violence,"
Forni told the group.

European Parliament President Nicole Fontaine sent a video
message to voice support for the gathering, which was chaired by
former French Justice Minister Robert Badinter. Badinter was
instrumental in France's decision to abolish the death penalty in
1981.

American personalities were also present, including activist
Bianca Jagger.

"The death penalty is a barbaric act," Jagger said. "We
assassinate not the guilty but those who can't afford a good
defense."

Opposition to the death penalty is unanimous among European
governments, and U.S. debate on the subject has intensified in
recent months. A 10-year Columbia University study released in June
found that two-thirds of death sentences nationally are overturned
on appeal, often because of an incompetent defense or an
overreaching prosecution.

In January, Illinois Gov. George Ryan, a Republican, placed a
moratorium on executions after several people on death row were
cleared.

But a majority of Americans back the death penalty, and the two
major-party presidential nominees, Vice President Al Gore and Texas
Gov. George W. Bush, have held firm to their support for the death
penalty and opposition to a moratorium on its use.