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Dorcas Sibanda: Death Penalty Should be Abolished Completely

Hon. Dorcas Sibanda, MP (Zimbabwe)
Hon. Dorcas Sibanda, MP (Zimbabwe)

After moving a motion in the National Assembly of Zimbabwe to abolish the death penalty, Hon. Sibanda was interviewed by the local newspaper NewsDay. "As a member of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), I am very active within the Campaign for the Abolition of the Death Penalty. With fellow parliamentarians from across the world, we strive to reduce the scope of capital punishment and ultimately to abolish it by working together and supporting each other," highlighted the Zimbabwean female parliamentarian. 

Read the full interview here.

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PGA acknowledges the leadership and tireless efforts of Zimbabwean parliamentarians, including PGA Members and most notably Hon. Dorcas Sibanda, whose collective unwavering commitment has made this historic achievement possible.

This roundtable also offered a time for the civil society to share its perspective, briefing parliamentarians attending on the progress made in the abolitionist movement over the recent months

PGA brought together parliamentarians from different regions around the world, to discuss and strategize towards the abolition of the death penalty.

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