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Malawi: The Road to Abolishing the Death Penalty

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Malawi, Human Rights, Law

Nlex describes the road to abolishing the death penalty [1] in Malawi: “Malawi’s Legal Aid volunteers sift through a pile of files of those on death row. They are doing everything they can to abolish the death penalty in the country and lessen existing prisoners’ sentences. At least 29 men currently sit on death row in Malawi; however, no one has been executed in the country since 1994. Those sentenced to death are entitled to a mandatory appeal in the Supreme Court.”