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Albireo
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posted 19 July 2007 07:03 AM
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Originally posted by Mercy:
Um.Through their invasion of Congo and support of "rebel" armies Rwanda helped kill 3.8 million people. I'd hold the applause.
"Their" invasion. Whose invasion? From the Guardian piece you linked to: quote:
The 1998-2002 war in Congo drew in the armies of five other African nations. Neighbouring Rwanda and Uganda and allied Congolese rebel groups held control of the east and north-east. The government held the west.
It sounded like an ugly situation involving many countries and armed groups. And it was 1998-2002. Are you sure that the legislators in Rwanda now voting to abolish the death penalty are the same people responsible for any wrong-doing 5-10 years ago in Congo?Interestingly, Rwanda's Parliament currently has the very highest proportion of female legislators (see this world ranking), with 49% of the lower house, and 36% of the Senate. They mandate that 1/3 of the house must be female, but they have gone beyond that -- apparently in the belief that women are less likely to repeat the wars and genocides of the past. (Wikipedia Rwanda page). So they have voted to abolish the death penalty. Perhaps they deserve praise rather than cynicism.
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Fidel
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posted 19 July 2007 07:45 AM
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Originally posted by scooter:
wiki:Capital punishment
3,300 American citizens on death row quote:
Blacks are over-represented in the Death Row population. Blacks are 10 per cent of the US population but 40 per cent of the population on Death Row.
Well that's no surprise given that blacks are also overrepresented in America's gulags, the largest incarcerated population in the world.
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scooter
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posted 19 July 2007 07:54 AM
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3,300 American citizens on death row
Shockingly sad statistic. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, Cuba: Death penalty / imminent execution. At least Cuba only has 52 people on their death row. No surprise as to how they keep it so low. quote:
the three were executed by firing squad less than a week after their trial began.
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