Amnesty International-Ghana has appealed to President Akufo-Addo to initiate the commutation of the death sentences of current inmates to prison terms.
The appeal comes after Parliament passed the Criminal Offenses Amendment Act 2022 in July this year, which replaces the death penalty with a life sentence.
President Akufo-Addo however assented to the bill in August 2023. Speaking at an event leading up to the World Day Against the Death Penalty, which will be marked on October 10, Amnesty International’s Country Director, Genevieve Partington, called for the commutation of the sentences of inmates on death row, as the death penalty is now prohibited by law.
She said it will help maintain consistency in the legal system, which values the preservation of human rights, and also allow for the rehabilitation and personal growth of inmates.
SOURCE: CITI