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In defiance of a judgment by the African court on human and peoples’ rights,capital punishment remains — even if death sentences are never executed
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

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

  • Richard Mugobo
5 min read
Marcellus Williams was sentenced to death in 2001 for killing Lisha Gayle
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

Social media and the case for Marcellus Williams

How social media came together to campaign against the execution of Marcellus Williams.

  • Al Jazeera
3 min read
Detainees at Lindela call out to security guards to listen to their problems.
BOTSWANA

Botswana tells red-faced SA it won’t spare the noose

Both countries have very different laws on capital punishment.

  • Drew Forrest
5 min read
Stolen dockets, tender corruption, unaccountable leadership and criminals rob South Africans of their dreams of a safe future. Photo: File
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.

  • Editorial
3 min read
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

Nigerian death-row prisoners ‘may be innocent’

Amnesty International called on Nigeria’s government on Tuesday to declare a moratorium on capital punishment.

  • Katy Pownall
1 min read