Zimbabwe is not a country known for its commitment to human rights. But after a ten year campaign by local NGO Veritas with support from the current President Emerson Mnangagwa, legislation has been ...

The International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) welcomes the abolition of the death penalty for ordinary crimes in Zimbabwe ...

FORMER political prisoner, Last Tamai Maengehama, says he could not hold back tears after getting the news that Zimbabwe had become the latest country to abolish the death penalty. Zimbabwe ...

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THE POINT: The vast majority of countries have outlawed the death penalty. Yet the annual toll is growing – and Donald Trump ...

Zimbabwe hasn’t executed anyone who was sentenced to death since 2005. With the passing of the Death Penalty Abolition Act 2024 on 31 December, Zimbabwe has become the 127th country in the world to ...

Zimbabwe hasn’t executed anyone who was sentenced to death since 2005. With the passing of the Death Penalty Abolition Act 2024 on 31 December, Zimbabwe has become the 127th country in the world ...

The country’s Permanent Secretary for Justice, Vimbai Nyemba, revealed that key officials, including legal and prison ...

Zimbabwe abolished the death penalty, almost 20 years after the southern African nation carried out its last execution. The law was assented to by President Emmerson Mnangagwa after the nation’s ...

01/08/2025 January 8, 2025 In a historic move, Zimbabwe has abolished the death penalty, following a decision by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Once sentenced to death himself, Mnangagwa's decision ...

[iStockphoto] Zimbabwe hasn’t executed anyone who was sentenced to death since 2005. With the passing of the Death Penalty Abolition Act 2024 on December 31, Zimbabwe has become the 127th ...