Bahamas: Further information on the death penalty

Index Number: AMR 14/004/1999
Date Published: 15 December 1999
Categories: Americas, Bahamas

On 14 December 1999 the Bahamas' highest court of appeal, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC), dismissed constitutional motions filed by John Higgs and David Mitchell. Both men are now at imminent risk of execution.