Ghana's parliament has agreed to abolish the death penalty in the country Ghana has joined a large number of African nations that have ...
Ghana's parliament has agreed to abolish the death penalty in the country
Ghana has joined a large number of African nations that have stopped carrying out the death sentence in recent years with a decision by its parliament to abolish it.
Currently, those who should be executed but instead receive the barbarian treatment will receive a sentence of life in prison.
rancis-Xaavier Sosu, the member of parliament who put out the resolution to commute the death penalty, called the outcome "a great victory for the protection of human rights in Ghana."
As soon as President Nana Akufo Addo of Ghana signs the new law, it takes effect.
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