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This blog is run by the Anti Death Penalty Team of Amnesty International's International Secretariat. It contains articles and comments on the use of the death penalty worldwide and is designed to aid the campaign against executions. Unless clearly credited as Amnesty International information, the organization does not vouch for the accuracy of the contents.

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Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Rwanda considers abolition of the death penalty to improve cooperation on genocide trials
The Rwanda government has taken the positive step of considering the abolition of the death penalty in order to help it domestically prosecute those accused of genocide. This is a difficult subject for the country and their authorities' willingness to consider this move it to be appauded.

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