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Ugandan activists welcome top court’s ban on military trials for civilians, demand release of opposition leader

February 5, 2025 Geraldine Boechat 0

Human rights groups in Uganda have welcomed the recent ruling by the country’s Supreme Court that trying civilians in military courts is unconstitutional as a […]

Ugandan Activists Challenge Anti-LGBTQ Law in Supreme Court

July 12, 2024 Steven Addamah 0

Human rights activists in Uganda have filed an appeal to the Supreme Court, contesting a lower court’s decision to uphold the country’s controversial Anti-Homosexuality Act […]

Proposal in Nigeria’s Senate: Death Penalty for Drug Trafficking

May 10, 2024 Steven Addamah 0

Nigeria’s Senate has proposed a significant increase in penalties for drug trafficking, suggesting the death penalty as the new maximum sentence through a proposed amendment […]

Sierra Leone abolishes the death penalty

October 12, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio has signed into law the abolition of the death penalty in the small West African country. The enactment follows […]

Chad bans death penalty for terrorists

April 30, 2020 Geraldine Boechat 0

The National Assembly adopted a new law on terrorism on 28 April. The main innovation: the new text abolishes the death penalty which was reintroduced […]

Gambian President suspends death penalty

February 19, 2018 Geraldine Boechat 0

Gambian President Adama Barrow has announced a suspension on the death penalty as the West African tiny nation is trying to regain its international reputation, […]

Zambian opposition leader could face death penalty

April 19, 2017 Steven Addamah 0

Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has been charged with treason on Tuesday for allegedly trying to overthrow President Edgar Lungu. The leader of the United […]

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