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Press Release: Death Penalty for Cannabis
Legalise Cannabis Alliance
Sunday 01 Jul 2007 Legalise Cannabis Alliance Press Bulletin: Amnesty International (AI) says executing people for drug offences - Fails to deter, Fails to deal with the issues - And violates international legal standards. On 28 June " Amnesty International (AI) published an 8 page Action report: "UN Anti-Drugs Day : Death Sentences for drug-crimes rise in the Asia Pacific - Action". Abstracts: "The use of the death penalty against drug offenders is on the rise, (particularly in South East Asia)...Bangladesh, Brunei, China, India, Indonesia, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Viet Nam." "Seven of these countries; Brunei, India, Laos, Malaysia, North Korea, Singapore and Thailand – a mandatory death sentence is applied for certain drug offences. Moreover, countries including Malaysia, China and Singapore fail to apply the presumption of innocence for the crime of drug trafficking. These are violations of international legal standards." The Legalise Cannabis believe the only way to remove the inequities and unfairness inherent in the administration of the death penalty for drug offences (Including cannabis) is to end prohibition" There are several countries that legislate or contemplate the death sentence for cannabis offences for possessing cannabis above a specified limit. (See Ed. Note 4) Legalise Cannabis Alliance PO BOX 2883 STOKE ON TRENT S74 9EE http://www.lca-uk.org publicrelation@lca-uk.org 07984 255015 Editors notes: The LCA http://www.lca-uk.org is a UK-based organisation for the legalisation of cannabis. The LCA is affiliated to the European Coalition For Just and Effective Drug Policies (ENCOD http://www.encod.org The European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies, is a Euro region-network of 140 NGO’s, individual experts and procured citizens involved in the drug issue. ENCOD is also the European section of an International Coalition, which consists of more than 200 NGOs from around the world that have adhered to a Manifesto for Just and Effective Drug Policy (established in 1998). Contact details for ENCOD: Joep Oomen Lange Lozanastraat 14 – 2018 Antwerpen Belgium Tel. + 32 (0)3 293 0886 Mob. + 32 (0)495 122644 E-mail: joep@encod.org Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) which Amnesty International (AI) is a member of are calling on countries using the death penalty against drug offenders - To find alternative ways to break the cycle of drug abuse and crime. http://asiapacific.amnesty.org/apro/aproweb.nsf/pages/adpan AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL - Public Statement AI Index: ASA 01/004/2007 (Public) News Service No: 114 26 June 2007 http://web.amnesty.org/pages/antidrugs-250607-feature-eng Amnesty International (IA) report - (UN Anti-Drugs Day : Death Sentences for drug-crimes rise in the Asia Pacific - Action) AI INDEX NO.:ASA/01/02/2007 < http://www.amnesty.org/resources/downloads/e-news.pdf > PDF 46kb Countries that legislate or contemplate the death sentence for cannabis offences: http://www.ccguide.org.uk/deathpenalty.php
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