Zimbabwe Abolishes Death Penalty After Nearly Two Decades Without Executions

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Zimbabwe ends death penalty after 20-year hiatus on executions

Zimbabwe has abolished the death penalty, a top government official said Tuesday, saving the 60 prisoners currently on death row from facing execution. Martin Rushwaya, the chief...

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Zimbabwe has officially abolished the death penalty.

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Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty: Amnesty International hails "Historic Moment"

In a statement, the organization urged Zimbabwe to go further by removing the state of emergency clause.

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The Abolition of the Death Penalty Act indicates that the courts of the African country will no longer be able to pass a death sentence for any crime. The Government of Zimbabwe announced on Tuesday that it officially abolished the death penalty after President Emmerson Mnangagwa enacted a law that commutes to prison sentences the sentences of 60 sentenced to the maximum penalty. READ ALSO: Zimbabwe asks to join the Brics, just a few days after …

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Zimbabwe President Signs Death Penalty Abolition Into Law

Harare, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa -- who has not signed death warrants for those facing capital sentences since he came to power in 2017 -- signed the death penalty abolition bill into law Dec. 31, 2024, presidential spokesman George Charamba confirmed to VOA.

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Leader Once Sentenced to Die Abolishes Death Penalty

Zimbabwe has abolished the death penalty, a widely expected move in a country that last carried out the punishment nearly two decades ago. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was sentenced to death during the country's war of independence from white minority rule, approved the law this week after a bill passed...