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[Rick Halperin]

July 6


SIERRA LEONE:

LAWCLA to Take On Death Penalty


Lawyer's Center for Legal Assistance (LAWCLA) in collaboration with the
Center for Capital Punishment Studies (CCPS) at the University of
Westminster, United Kingdom, will Wednesday launch its handbook titled:
"Death Penalty in Sierra Leone: Time for Change." The launch is at the
Miatta Conference Hall, Brookfields Freetown.

The book examines the present application of the death penalty in Sierra
Leone and postulates compelling reasons for its abolition and especially
highlights domestic legal provisions ripe for reform; relevant
international human rights recommendations made by the truth and
reconciliation commission; and advocating for the abolition of the death
penalty in Sierra Leone.

His Excellency Mr. David Dunne, The British High Commissioner to Sierra
Leone will grace the occasion.

(source: Concord Times)