Hands Off Cain
NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·DECEMBER 24, 1999
Canada

On December 24, the House of Commons asked the Government...

On December 24, the House of Commons asked the Government to strongly protest the decision by the Turkish Supreme Court to uphold the death sentence against Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), and demanded that Turkey commute th

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On December 24, the House of Commons asked the Government to strongly protest the decision by the Turkish Supreme Court to uphold the death sentence against Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), and demanded that Turkey commute the death penalty for Ocalan and begin a meaningful dialogue with the Kurdish people in an attempt to promote respect for human rights and self-determination.