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South Sudan: Campaign to Abolish Death Penalty Goes Global
Sudan Tribune, 5 November 2012
The death penalty debate in South Sudan has gone global, with a group of South Sudanese and human rights groups urging the young nation to join the great majority of United Nations… Read more »
South Sudan Death Penalty Debate Goes Global
A group of human rights groups are urging the country to join the majority of United Nations members in abolishing the death penalty.
The young nation has, in recent months, been in the spotlight after it hanged two men in Juba prison, despite widespread criticisms against use of the death penalty.
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The French government is calling on South Sudan to suspend the death penalty, saying the practice provides no alternative to fighting crime. Read more »
