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Death Penalty in Sub-Saharan Africa Slides - Rights Group

A new report from rights group Amnesty International spotlights sub-Saharan Africa as a "beacon of hope" in the fight to abolish the death penalty as the number of state-sanctioned executions and death sentences have dropped.

Africa: Death Penalty – Sub-Saharan Africa a 'beacon of hope'

AI London, 13 April 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa made great strides in the global fight to abolish the death penalty with a significant decrease in death sentences being imposed across the region, Amnesty… Read more »

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Africa: Amnesty Sees Progress Against Death Penalty in Africa

VOA, 13 April 2018

A new report, released early Thursday in London, from rights group Amnesty International spotlights sub-Saharan Africa as a "beacon of hope" in the fight to abolish the death… Read more »

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The Death Penalty - Sub-Saharan Africa a 'Beacon of Hope'

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Amnesty International

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13 April 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa made great strides in the global fight to abolish the death penalty with a significant decrease in death sentences being imposed ... see more »

Africa: Amnesty Says Executions Fell, But China Still Tops List

VOA, 13 April 2018

Amnesty International reports the number of executions around the world continued to fall last year, with a 4 percent drop in executions and a significant decline in the number of… Read more »

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