Topy of letter to Members of Regislative Council
1991-07-17
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tckD 02 AUG 1991
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Hồng Rồng holt OFCO 120/7
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Dear Member, Regulator Council me
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We express concern at the proposal to resume
Hong Kong and state Amnesty Inter· nationals opposition to the death penalty
ely of the grounds that it constitutes the offimate form of Cruch, inhuman and degrading punishment and that it violates the right to life.
We stress that the effectiveness of the death finally is increasingly questioned and that the " cumption of executions would be contrary to both world and regional trends towards the abolition
the death penalty, both in practice and is be We stress the and for full publies information about the facts surrounding the use of the devith penalty and the reasons for abolition
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We
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the Hong Kong Legislative Councel to texte principled stand aspinst the desilepenalty and to work towards its total abortion
Group 161 of Amnesty Fate national in Sweden Your sincerely
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