The Justice Institute Guyana (JIG) is calling on the government to begin an immediate public education campaign with a view to abolishing the death penalty no later than midnight on the 25th May 2016, the eve of the country’s 50th anniversary of independence.
In a statement to mark today’s observance of Cities for Life Day – Abolition of the Death Penalty, the JIG also implored the government to begin immediately a national inquiry into the causes and factors which contribute to murder in Guyana.
The statement noted that while over 414m South Americans can join in today’s celebrations as they
