Ghana's parliament has voted to abolish the death penalty. There are currently 176 prisoners on death row whose sentences will be replaced by life imprisonment. Opinion polls suggest most Ghanaians approve abolition.
Ghana's parliament has voted to abolish the death penalty, joining a long list of African countries that have done so in recent years.
Last year seven people were sentenced to death in Ghana - but none were executed. Treason has also been punishable by death in Ghana. A London-based campaign organisation, the Death Penalty Project , had worked with Mr Sosu to get the law changed. In recent years many African states have abolished the death penalty, including Benin, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone and Zambia.
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