One of the world’s most authoritarian countries, Equatorial Guinea has abolished the death penalty in a new law signed by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. Capital…
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Amnesty International Zimbabwe is pushing for a ban of the death penalty which it says has caused a lot of stress on people that are on…
President Hakainde Hichilema has announced that Zambia is making moves to abolish death penalty. In a statement via his official Twitter handle, he termed it a…
Malawi’s parliament has opened public hearings in Lilongwe, the capital, on a proposal to abolish the death sentence, following the adoption of a report recommending the…
Tunisian MPs are facing accusations that could result in the death penalty for attending an online session of the suspended parliament last week. The Tunisian president…
Judicial sources say not less than thirty people have been sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo for their role in the violence against…
The government of Sierra Leone’s are moving to abolish the death penalty in the West African state. Deputy Justice Minister, Umaru Napoleon Koroma announced the move…
A Ugandan Minister, Simon Lokodo, who requested that people found to be gay be sentenced to death on Saturday lost his seat and is no longer…