Sunday Standard Dow, Keorapetse put death penalty on trial Botswana’s long-standing use of the death penalty is facing renewed scrutiny after National Assembly Speaker Dithapelo Keorapetse and Botswana Congress Party Vice President Unity Dow questioned whether executions deter violent crime and whether the state should continue taking the lives of convicted offenders. Speaking on the sidelines of a regional human rights conference held under […] The post Dow, Keorapetse put death penalty on tria
Dow, Keorapetse put death penalty on trial
Botswana’s long-standing use of the death penalty is facing renewed scrutiny after National Assembly Speaker Dithapelo Keorapetse and Botswana Congress Party Vice President Unity Dow questioned whether executions deter violent crime and whether the state should continue taking the lives of convicted offenders.
Speaking on the sidelines of a regional human rights conference held under the theme “Reimagining the Future of Human Rights in Africa,” Keorapetse called for an “honest conversation” about whether capital punishment is achieving its stated purpose.
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