The press release says Amnesty International urges Rhodesian Justice Minister Hilary Squires to free on humanitarian grounds Bishop Donal Lamont and all African civilians prosecuted for failing to report the presence of African Nationalist guerrillas. Amnesty International commended the Rhodesian Appeal Court's decision to reduce the 10-year prison sentence imposed on Bishop Lamont last October and welcomed the court's acknowledgement of the perilous position of missionaries working in Rhodesia's guerrilla war zone; however, AI asked the Minister to also recognize the equally desperate plight of the African population in these same areas. The press release discusses Mapfuku Chikumba.
