Representatives of civil society from the Caribbean on Monday called on governments in the region to take steps towards ending the death penalty.
The call, which coincided with the observation of Human Rights Day, was made by representatives of non-governmental organisations from the Bahamas, Belize, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago, as well as the Greater Caribbean For Life network and Amnesty International.
According to a joint statement, the groups would like the authorities of Caribbean countries which retain capital punishment to