Guatemala: Further information on death penalty: Proposed resumption of executions

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Index Number: AMR 34/012/2008
Date Published: 9 May 2008
Categories: Guatemala

The one-month deadline, before which the Guatemalan Congress could have overridden a Presidential veto on a bill that would have allowed the resumption of executions, expired on 5 May 2008. This means there is no longer any immediate danger of executions being resumed.