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| Commissioner Kayitesi Zainabo Sylvie (Photo credit: ACHPR) |
36 African countries
maintain it in their laws
Capital punishment constitutes a violation of
fundamental human rights, the Special Rapportuer on Death Penalty in Africa,
Commissioner Kayitesi Zainabo Sylvie said on Saturday.
“The right to life under Article 4 of the African
Charter and the right not to be subjected to any form of cruel, inhuman or
degrading punishment and treatment under Article 5 undoubtedly discourage
capital punishment,” she stressed.
