Pakistan: Abolish the Death Penalty

17 Jun

Posted by Otto in Human Rights

Immediate Moratorium Should Precede Abolition
The newly elected government in Pakistan should abolish the death penalty, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gillani.
Link to hrw.org

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