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Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty
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| Contributor | Juan Croniqueur |
| Last Edited | Juan Croniqueur Dec 31, 2024 06:16pm |
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| Author | Farouk Chothia |
| News Date | Tuesday, December 31, 2024 07:15:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has approved a law that abolishes the death penalty in the southern African state with immediate effect.
Rights group Amnesty hailed the decision as a "beacon of hope for the abolitionist movement in the region", but expressed regret that the death penalty could be reinstated during a state of emergency.
Mnangagwa's move comes after Zimbabwe's parliament voted earlier in December to scrap the death penalty.
Zimbabwe last carried out an execution by hanging in 2005, but its courts continued to hand down the death sentence for serious crimes like murder.
About 60 people were on death row at the end of 2023, according to Amnesty. |
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