Parlamento Turco contro pena di morte

["F A B I O C C H I::" <fabiocchi@inwind.it>]

Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 6:03 PM
Subject: Turkey: Abolition of death penalty welcomed


> * News Release Issued by the International Secretariat of Amnesty
> International *
>
> 2 August 2002
> EUR 44/036/2002
>
>
> The Turkish parliament today voted in favour of abolishing the
> death penalty in peacetime.
>
>       Amnesty International welcomed this positive step by the
> Turkish parliament for which the organization has been
> campaigning for years.
>
>       The use of the death penalty has been retained in times
> of war and Amnesty International is calling on the Turkish
> authorities for a full end to its use.