Human rights lawyers in the Carribean applauded the...
Human rights lawyers in the Carribean applauded the ruling by Britain's Privy Council judges that the mandatory death penalty is unconstitutional in seven Caribbean countries
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Human rights lawyers in the Carribean applauded the ruling by Britain's Privy Council judges that the mandatory death penalty is unconstitutional in seven Caribbean countries. The Council said such a sentence denied a person's basic humanity.
London-based Amnesty International said it was a "welcome step toward an execution-free Caribbean".
London-based Amnesty International said it was a "welcome step toward an execution-free Caribbean".
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Belfast Newsletter, 13/03/2002)
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