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AMNESTY INT'L PRAISES TAIWAN FOR MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS.
LONDON, June 1 Asia Pulse - Taiwan's moratorium on executions as part of efforts to eliminate the use of capital punishment by its justice system has been lauded by the London-based human rights group Amnesty International (AI).
Calling the death penalty a serious form of human rights violation, an AI spokesman said in London that Republic of China Justice Minister Chen Ding-nan's pledge to renounce capital punishment earlier this month was a step in the right direction.
In light of the time-consuming legal process in abolishing the death sentence, the spokesman urged Taiwan to put a moratorium on executions until such time that the punishment is formally rescinded.
However, AI expressed regret in its annual report released Wednesday that ROC President Chen Shui-bian has failed to carry out reforms vital to the better protection of human rights, despite his promises to improve the island's human rights situation.
In its report on the human rights situation in 140 states around the world, the human rights watchdog noted that Chen is the ROC's first ...
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