Zimbabwe has abolished the dying penalty, a high authorities official stated Tuesday, saving the 60 prisoners at present on dying row from going through execution.
Martin Rushwaya, the chief secretary to the Cabinet, stated in a authorities decree that President Emmerson Mnangagwa accepted the legislation this week after the invoice had gone by way of the National Assembly.
With the passing of the Death Penalty Abolition Act 2024, the Southern African nation has change into the 127th nation on this planet to abolish the dying penalty. It carried out its final execution practically 20 years in the past.
Mnangagwa as soon as confronted the dying penalty within the Sixties through the warfare of liberation referred to as “Chimurenga.”
Lucia Masuka, the chief director of Amnesty International within the nation, applauded Zimbabwe’s choice to abolish the dying penalty.
“This isn’t just nice progress for Zimbabwe, it’s additionally a beacon of hope for the abolitionist motion within the area and a significant milestone within the international collective pursuit for an finish to this final merciless, inhuman and degrading punishment,” Masuka stated in a press release.
About 24 African international locations have absolutely abolished the dying penalty, in response to Amnesty International.
Source: www.dailysabah.com