Capital Punishment
latest news & developments
The death penalty must be abolished
As we observe the World Day Against the Death Penalty, we must hold onto the glimmer of hope that Zimbabwean authorities will do away with capital punishment
Social media and the case for Marcellus Williams
How social media came together to campaign against the execution of Marcellus Williams.
Botswana tells red-faced SA it won’t spare the noose
Both countries have very different laws on capital punishment.
Editorial – Death sentence won’t stop crime
Frustration leads some people to long for the death sentence, but capital punishment would do nothing against the causes of crime.
Nigerian death-row prisoners ‘may be innocent’
Amnesty International called on Nigeria’s government on Tuesday to declare a moratorium on capital punishment.