Published 2 years ago

Equatorial Guinea latest African country to abolish death penalty

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Obiang, 80, has ruled Equatorial Guinea, a former Spanish colony, since he seized power in a coup in 1979. The new penal law, seen by Reuters on Tuesday, is dated Aug. 17 but was officially published over the weekend. It will come into force 90 days after publication, the document said.

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Reuters

Equatorial Guinea latest African country to abolish death penalty

Equatorial Guinea has abolished the death penalty, according to a new criminal code signed by veteran President Teodoro Obiang, adding to a growing list of African countries seeking to extinguish a vestige of colonial rule.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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National Post

Equatorial Guinea scraps death penalty eight years after last execution

MALABO -- Equatorial Guinea has abolished the death penalty, according to a new criminal code signed by veteran President Teodoro Obiang eight years after the last executions took place. Read More

2 years ago·Canada

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Anadolu Ajansı

Amnesty hails scrapping of death penalty in Equatorial Guinea

Global rights organization encourages African retentionist states to abolish death penalty - Anadolu Agency

2 years ago·Türkiye

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Publico

Equatorial Guinea announces the end of the death penalty in the country

The measure was released about two months before the legislative and presidential elections, but had been expected since 2014, the year in which Equatorial Guinea joined the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP).

2 years ago·Portugal

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Deseret News

Equatorial Guinea abolished the death penalty. What other countries have abolished it?

Equatorial Guinea abolished the death penalty after President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo signed a new code into law.Ross D. Franklin, Associated PressThe death penalty has been abolished in Equatorial Guinea after President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo signed a new code into law. The last execution to occur in the country was in 2014, Al Jazeera reports, though the regime has been accused by international organizations of carrying out “force…

2 years ago·Salt Lake City, United States

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Daily Maverick

death penalty: Equatorial Guinea scraps death penalty eight years after last execution

MALABO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Equatorial Guinea has abolished the death penalty, according to a new criminal code signed by veteran President Teodoro Obiang eight years after the last executions took place.

2 years ago·South Africa

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