NGO members call for debt relief in Fukuoka march

NGO members call for debt relief in Fukuoka march

FUKUOKA, Japan - Members of Jubilee 2000, an international debt relief campaign group, march July 8 in Fukuoka carrying funeral wreathes to signify children in poor countries who Jubilee 2000 says are dying every day as a result of the heavy burden of debt repayments. Jubilee 2000 is pressing Group of Seven finance ministers to write off poor countries' debts. The G-7 ministers are meeting in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan.

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