Rodney Tongai Jindu, a man from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, will no longer face the death penalty. He was convicted of killing his two friends in 2018. Jindu was one of 48 prisoners on death row whose sentences were changed to life in prison.
Zimbabwe has decided to end the use of the death penalty. President Mnangagwa signed a new law that prohibits courts from sentencing people to death. The law is called the Death Penalty Abolition Act.
Under the new rules, people found guilty of murder in very bad cases will go to jail for 20 years to life. Courts cannot sentence anyone to death anymore. They have to give a different punishment that fits the situation.
Zimbabwe's prisons are happy about this change. They say it matches what other countries are doing. It also helps prisons focus on making people better rather than just punishing them.
48 prisoners were waiting to be executed. Some had been waiting for many years. Zimbabwe has not actually executed anyone since 2002.
Many groups are praising the new law. They say it protects human rights and dignity. Zimbabwe is the 25th African country to abolish the death penalty.
President Mnangagwa has opposed the death penalty for a long time. He almost faced execution himself when he was young. He is glad Zimbabwe has taken this big step.
Zimbabwe has decided to end the use of the death penalty. President Mnangagwa signed a new law that prohibits courts from sentencing people to death. The law is called the Death Penalty Abolition Act.
Under the new rules, people found guilty of murder in very bad cases will go to jail for 20 years to life. Courts cannot sentence anyone to death anymore. They have to give a different punishment that fits the situation.
Zimbabwe's prisons are happy about this change. They say it matches what other countries are doing. It also helps prisons focus on making people better rather than just punishing them.
48 prisoners were waiting to be executed. Some had been waiting for many years. Zimbabwe has not actually executed anyone since 2002.
Many groups are praising the new law. They say it protects human rights and dignity. Zimbabwe is the 25th African country to abolish the death penalty.
President Mnangagwa has opposed the death penalty for a long time. He almost faced execution himself when he was young. He is glad Zimbabwe has taken this big step.
