Turkey abolishes death penalty


Posted by Helena Cobban
November 13, 2003 7:27 PM EST | Link
Filed in Violence/nonviolence

Hallelujah! The New York Times reports today that Turkey has finally, formally abolished the death penalty!!!

And so, humankind slowly continues its march toward greater humanity.

I wonder when my home state of Virginia will join it? For good info on our state's sorry record in the state-killing department, click here.



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