Daniel_Cheung
10-17-2009, 05:33 PM
Sierra Leone: Bishop Calls for Abolition of Death Penalty
http://allafrica.com/stories/200910161169.html
Bishop George Biguzzi of Makeni, President of the Episcopal Conference in Sierra Leone is appealing to the Synod to make an unequivocal call for the total, universal abolition of the death penalty.
Bishop George Biguzzi said "The brutal treatment of war prisoners, the victimization of civilians during conflicts and the recruitment of child soldiers are crimes against humanity, clearly listed even in the Geneva Convention and in the attached Protocols."...
http://allafrica.com/stories/200910161169.html
Bishop George Biguzzi of Makeni, President of the Episcopal Conference in Sierra Leone is appealing to the Synod to make an unequivocal call for the total, universal abolition of the death penalty.
Bishop George Biguzzi said "The brutal treatment of war prisoners, the victimization of civilians during conflicts and the recruitment of child soldiers are crimes against humanity, clearly listed even in the Geneva Convention and in the attached Protocols."...