Ghana to end death penalty for all crimes except treason
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Ghana's parliament voted Tuesday to abolish the death penalty for all crimes besides acts of high treason, and will likely commute the sentences of 176 people on death row to life in prison.
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Ghana's parliament has voted to outlaw the death penalty for almost all crimes, becoming the latest African country to repeal capital punishment, lawmakers said on Wednesday.
“Abolishing the death penalty shows that we are determined as a society not to be inhumane, uncivil, closed, retrogressive and dark," one Ghanaian lawmaker said.
Ghana's parliament has voted to abolish the death penalty for all crimes except high treason, solidifying the de facto moratorium on executions that has been in place for 30 years.
Ghana's parliament voted Tuesday to abolish the death penalty for all crimes besides acts of high treason, and will likely commute the sentences of 176 people on death row to life in prison.
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