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Some countries such as Tanzania still retain the death penalty
ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY

Abolish the death penalty in Africa

The African Court ruling on Tanzania’s mandatory death penalty ruled that sentencing someone to death by hanging violates Article 5 of the African Charte

  • Melusi Simelane
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