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- JANUARY 1, 2003MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Morocco retains the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
Morocco retains the death penalty for ordinary crimes in its penal code
- JANUARY 1, 2003SenegalDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Senegal does not make a specific...
The Constitution of Senegal does not make a specific mention of the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2003ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwe has signed but not yet ratified the statutes...
Zimbabwe has signed but not yet ratified the statutes of the International Criminal Court, the first permanent international judicial body capable of trying individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2003GhanaDEATH PENALTY
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
- JANUARY 1, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Execution notices are pinned to the prison gate once...
Execution notices are pinned to the prison gate once issued, then the condemned prisoner is informed and asked to make a will before being taken to the gallows on the scheduled day
- JANUARY 1, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Article 22 of the Constitution says no person shall...
Article 22 of the Constitution says no person shall be deprived of life intentionally except in execution of a sentence passed by a court of competent jurisdiction in respect a criminal offence under the laws of Uganda and the conviction and sentence have
- JANUARY 1, 2003EgyptDEATH PENALTY
In 1999 the Government abolished an article of the...
In 1999 the Government abolished an article of the Penal Code that permitted a rapist to be absolved of criminal charges if he married his victim
- JANUARY 1, 2003GhanaDEATH PENALTY
No executions have taken place since July 1993, when...
No executions have taken place since July 1993, when 12 prisoners who had been convicted of armed robbery or murder were executed by firing squad
- JANUARY 1, 2003GabonDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was applied for the first time in...
The death penalty was applied for the first time in Gabon on June 21, 1974 after the Libreville Criminal Court found a Gabonese citizen guilty of two murders
- JANUARY 1, 2003MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
The last execution in Morocco was carried out in 1993
The last execution in Morocco was carried out in 1993
- JANUARY 1, 2003ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
The Zambia Constitution of 1991, foresees the death...
The Zambia Constitution of 1991, foresees the death penalty in Part III on the Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedom of the Individual
- JANUARY 1, 2003KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and armed robbery
Murder, treason and armed robbery