The Death Penalty in the OSCE Area–Background Paper 2018 5. Welcomes the abolition of the death penalty in certain US states and encourages the EU to continue its dialogue with the USA with a view to total abolition, in order to stand together in addressing capital punishment worldwide; […] 7.  Recalls that the death penalty is incompatible with values such as respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, on which the Union is founded, and that any Member State reintroducing the death penalty would therefore be in violation of the Treaties and of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; 8. Is particularly concerned by the increasing use of the death penalty in the context of the fight against terrorism in a number of countries, and by the possibility of its reintroduction in others; 9. Condemns in particular the use of the death sentence to suppress opposition, or on grounds of religious belief, homosexuality or adultery, or on other grounds which would either be considered trivial or not regarded as crimes at all; calls, therefore, on those states which criminalise homosexuality not to apply the death penalty for this; […] 13. Urges the Commission to strengthen the controls on export of products which can be used for the death penalty; […] 21. Calls on the member states of the Council of Europe which have yet to ratify Protocols 6 and 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights to do so, in order to ensure the effective abolition of the death penalty within the entire Council of Europe region; 90