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Zimbabwe on course to scrap death penalty
With support from the Centre for Applied Legal Research (CALR) and the Switzerland Embassy to Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs (MoJLPA) early last year held nationwide grassroots stakeholder consultations soliciting people’s views regarding the death penalty. A report was produced by the Ministry which captured people’s views regarding
February 8, 2024 -
To Abolish or Retain the death penalty, Zimbabwe Searches for a Position
Zimbabwe has not had any executions since 2005, the nation has been on a de facto moratorium on executions for 18 years. Through the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs (MoJLPA), the government embarked on a nationwide grassroots consultation programme where the MoJLPA sought to hear people’s views regarding the death penalty. With support
April 28, 2023 -
Ministry of Justice Gears to Consult the Masses on the Death Penalty
Following the announcement by the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs (MoJLPA) that it will hold nationwide consultations on the death penalty, seeking to solicit people’s views on it, the Ministry of Justice held Training of the Trainers’ sessions (ToTs) in Harare, Bulawayo and Mutare. The ToTs ran from the 13th of March to
March 27, 2023 -
Government set to consult people on death penalty
Following the announcement by the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs (MoJLPA) to hold public consultations on the death penalty, ordinary Zimbabweans will have an opportunity to give input on coming up with an official position on the death penalty. With support from the Centre for Applied Legal Research (CALR) and the Switzerland Embassy
March 26, 2023