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Sudan must save Darfuri activist from imminent execution

February 16, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Sudanese authorities must halt the execution of a Darfuri activist whose sentence was changed from 10 years’ imprisonment to death, Amnesty International urged today amid fears he will be hanged this weekend. Bakri Moussa Mohammed, who has been involved in … read more »

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South Sudan voted End Death Penalty

December 21, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

(New York) – South Sudan should carry out its commitment for a moratorium on the death penalty. On December 20, 2012, South Sudan, along with 110 other nations, voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling on … read more »

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South Sudan and the death penalty

November 18, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Jerome Starkey, Reuters JUBA, South Sudan — On Christmas Eve last year, a 27-year-old hospital porter from Central Equatoria drank himself into oblivion and woke up the next day in a police cell, accused of a double murder. Martin … read more »

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