Capital Punishment

UN welcomes Zimbabwe’s move to abolish the death penalty

Zimbabwe has abolished the death penalty, with President Mnangagwa signing a law that commutes death row sentences.

Zimbabwe has abolished the death penalty, a significant step for the country that last carried out an execution nearly two decades ago.

The military regime in Burkina Faso is planning to reintroduce the death penalty, despite international condemnation of capital punishment.

Tanzania faces a human rights challenge as the African Court orders them to abolish the death penalty.