International rights groups praises/criticizes Bahamas

Read storyAmnesty International has expressed mixed feelings about The Bahamas, praising the country for actions to protect human rights but criticizing its unwillingness to end capital punishment.

In a statement issued from its New York Office on Wednesday, the group said it was glad The Bahamas was taking part of the Convention Against Torture and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.

It also praised the nation for implementing the Domestic Violence (Protection Order) Act.

But Amnesty International also said it is "concerned that death sentences continue to be handed down and that the authorities have recently voiced support for a resumption of hanging".

The organization repeated its call for an independent review of the Carmichael Road Detention Centre.

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