AMNESTY CRITICISES JAMAICA DEATH PENALTY VOTE
Amnesty International urged Jamaica to reform its justice system rather than resume executions to deal with violent crime.
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Amnesty International urged Jamaica to reform its justice system rather than resume executions to deal with violent crime. AI Deputy Director of the Americas Kerrie Howard says executions offer only an illusion of action against crime. The human rights group says Jamaica also needs an independent commission to investigate police abuses.
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- (Sources: Miami Herald, 01/12/2008)
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