UN urges gov't to abolish death penalty :: Mmegi Online

Following the executions of Wedu Mosalagae (33) and Kutlo Setima (29) which took place on February 8, 2021, the United Nations in Botswana calls on the Government of Botswana to stop the use of capital punishment and impose an immediate moratorium on executions with a view to its abolition.

There is a clear global trend towards abolition including from States with a variety of legal systems, traditions, cultures, and religions. At the end of last year, 123 states voted in favour of the General Assembly resolution calling for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty. The United Nations in Botswana strongly urges the Government of Botswana to put an end to further executions.

As a state party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Human Rights Committee recommended that Botswana should move towards the abolition of the death penalty in accordance with article 6 of the Covenant.

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