Total of 184 convicts are on death row in Ghana as at April this year, according to Amnesty International's World Human Rights 2023 report.
The report, which was launched in Accra, yesterday, indicated that the convicts included seven women and 10 foreign nationals. She explained that, while Ghana had not carried out any executions since 1993, it was critical that the government commute the death sentences of those on death row to life sentences.
Ms Partington also applauded the passage of the Narcotics Control Commission Bill, which marked a significant step towards a more humane drug policy. Mr Joseph Whittal, Commissioner of the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice , called on the President and Parliament to resolveall constitutional conflicts that had delayed the signing of the revised Criminal Offences Act.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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