Capital punishment in Zambia

Capital punishment was a legal penalty in Zambia until 2022. Despite its former legality, the country's last execution was in 1997. Zambia was considered "Abolitionist in Practice".[1]

There were at least 9 new death sentences in Zambia in 2021. 257 people were on death row at the end of 2021.[2]

On 25 May 2022, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema announced that the death penalty would soon be abolished in Zambia.[3][4]

On 23 December 2022, capital punishment was officially abolished, though it remains in some military statutes.[5]

References
  1. "Abolitionist and retentionist countries (as of July 2018)". Amnesty International. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  2. "Death sentences and executions 2021". Amnesty International. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. "Zambia, Central African Republic Move to Abolish Death Penalty". Death Penalty Information Center. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  4. "Rights office welcomes Zambia's pledge to abolish the death penalty". United Nations. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. "Zambia abolishes the death penalty". The Bangkok Post. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.


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