(13009) Dd.532910 5m 10/69 G.W.B.Ltd. Gp.863

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NOTES FOR SUPPLEMENTARIES

WHICH TERRITORIES RETAIN DEATH PENALTY?

Seven of our remaining dependent territories retain

the death penalty.

Belize

Bermuda

They are:

Hong Kong

Montserrat

Turks and Caicos Islands

British Virgin Islands

Cayman Islands

HAS HMG ASKED TERRITORIES TO RECONSIDER THEIR OWN LEGISLATION?

In 1965, when capital punishment for murder was suspended

in the UK and again in 1970 after it had finally been abolished,

the Dependent Territories Governments were invited to make

similar changes in their own legislation.

declined to do so.

Seven of them have

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