Ghana Parliament Abolishes Death Penalty, Offering Reprieve to Condemned Prisoners

Ghana's parliament has voted to abolish the death penalty, becoming the 29th African country and the 124th globally to do so. The new bill will replace the death penalty with life imprisonment, pending President Nana Akufo-Addo's assent. No executions have taken place in Ghana since 1993, but 176 people were on death row as of last year. The move is seen as a significant advancement in Ghana's human rights record, with research indicating that a majority of Ghanaians support the abolition of the death penalty.