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Nicholson lashes Amnesty: 'Zealots against capital punishment'
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ATTORNEY General A.J. Nicholson, Q.C., Minister of Legal Affairs, accused Amnesty International last week of acting like zealots against capital punishment and questioned the manner in which it was pursuing the issue.
In a statement reacting to Amnesty's response to the Government's proposal to resume hanging after the next general election, Mr. Nicholson confirmed that the People's National Party would be seeking a mandate to effect constitutional changes to allow for a resumption of hanging.
(The last time the death sentence was carried out here was in February 1988 when two men were ...
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Amnesty International is way off base.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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As 100th Person Freed From Death Row, Amnesty International Calls on State Governors to Halt All Executions
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Amnesty International Response to Department of Justice 2005 Death Penalty Report
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Talking Points Memo: Interview With David Rivkin and John Flannery Discussing Amnesty International Position on U.S. War on Terror
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Amnesty International Deeply Concerned About Pending Child Offender Execution in Iran
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Amnesty International to Stress Urgency of Protecting Free Expression and Privacy at Internet Governance Forum ; Conference Comes as China Mulls Further Crackdown on Web Dissidents
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Amnesty International Contacts Taliban Spokesperson, Urges Release of Hostages
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