According to human rights activists and the Ghana Bar...
According to human rights activists and the Ghana Bar Association, at least 155 people were executed between 1984 and 1993 when former President Jerry Rawlings headed an iron-fisted military government
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According to human rights activists and the Ghana Bar Association, at least 155 people were executed between 1984 and 1993 when former President Jerry Rawlings headed an iron-fisted military government. Many were soldiers suspected of coup plotting.
According to the Annual Report of Ghana Prisons Service as of the end of 2002, there were 293 people on death row, including eight women.
NB:Reports of death sentences and executions are not always carried by local media, and the statistics reported on the HOC website may vary from official statistics issued by government or judicial sources after the year ends.
According to the Annual Report of Ghana Prisons Service as of the end of 2002, there were 293 people on death row, including eight women.
NB:Reports of death sentences and executions are not always carried by local media, and the statistics reported on the HOC website may vary from official statistics issued by government or judicial sources after the year ends.
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