BBC NEWS 24 143 17 Sep 13:45/49 ************ *************** ****** * *** *** ** ****** *** *********** ************ ************************** EGGHEADS REVIEW DEATH PENALTY TRENDS Academics, sociologists and civil rights specialists are meeting in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius to assess public attitude to the death penalty.
The conference, sponsored by the EU human rights directorate, will discuss the public mood across the continent, the Lithuanian news agency reported.
In Lithuania itself, around 57% of the people supported capital punishment in a survey carried out one year ago.
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