Nigeria: 'Theatre of Cruelty' Condemned As Executions Go Ahead

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The execution of eight people in Indonesia today shows complete disregard for due process and human rights, Amnesty International said this evening. The organisation also called for plans to carry out further executions to be scrapped.

Eight people, including Indonesian and foreign nationals, were today put to death by firing squad on Nusakambangan Island, off Java. All of them had been convicted of drug trafficking. The execution of a Filipina national, Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, was halted at the last minute by Indonesian President Joko Widodo.

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