Pakistan: Too Many Executions?
The execution of Shafqat Hussain, for killing a child in 2004, has reignited the conversation surrounding the death penalty in Pakistan.
The execution of Shafqat Hussain, for killing a child in 2004, has reignited the conversation we hear surrounding the death penalty in Pakistan. His lawyers say he was 14 when found guilty and his confession was extracted by torture, but officials say there is no proof he was a minor when convicted.
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(Photo: Makhni Begum holds a photograph of her son Shafqat Hussain in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan. Credit: AP)
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Pakistan: Shafqat Hussain execution
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- Tue 4 Aug 2015 14:05GMT91热爆 World Service Online
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