Zimbabwe Abolishes Death Penalty 2 Decades

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Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty two decades after last execution
Zimbabwe has officially abolished the death penalty after President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed into law an act that will commute to jail time the sentences of about 60 prisoners on death row. There has been a moratorium on executions in the southern African country since 2005 although courts have continued to hand down the death sentence for crimes including murder,
Zimbabwe Abolishes The Death Penalty
Zimbabwe officially abolished the death penalty Tuesday after President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed into law an act that will commute to jail time the sentences of about 60 prisoners on death row.
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Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty
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