Tag: death penalty

Pushback against DRC reintroduction of death penalty

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) National Human Rights Commission has called for a reform of the country’s penal system in the face of the moratorium on the death penalty being lifted, writes Frédéric Feruzi.

Death penalty vs right of life in the DRC

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) High Council of Defense has stirred up a hornet’s nest by requesting the death penalty be reinstated, writes Frédéric Feruzi.

Capital punishment could soon be history in Tanzania

Tanzania is considering abolishing both capital and corporal punishment following interventions from the African Court on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR) and a government commission overseeing judicial reforms in the country, writes Robert Kaijage.