African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

Working Group on Death Penalty, Extra-Judicial, Summary or Arbitrary Killings and Enforced Disappearances in Africa

The African Commission established the Working Group on the Death Penalty (the Working Group) in 2005 by adopting Resolution ACHPR/RES.79 (XXXVIII) 05- Resolution on the Composition and the Operationalisation of the Working Group on Death Penalty. The latter was mandated among other things to carry out a study on the question of the death penalty in Africa, develop a Strategic Plan including a practical and legal framework on the abolition of the Death Penalty, collect information and continue to monitor the situation of the application of the Death Penalty in African States and submit progress reports to the African Commission at each Ordinary Session. The Working Group is also mandated to collaborate with other partners, including international, national, governmental and non-governmental institutions for the successful fulfilment of its mandate.

Zainabo Sylvie Kayitesi (Mrs)

Working Group Chairperson

Working Group Members

Maya Sahli-Fadel (Ms)

Prof. Rémy Ngoy Lumbu

Experts

Ms. Alice Mogwe

Professor Philip Francis Iya

Professor Carlson Anyangwe

Mr. Segnitondji Isidore Clément Capo-Chichi

Dr. Samia Bourouba

Professor Christof Heyns

Key Documents

The Cotonou Framework Document towards the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Africa

The Kigali Framework Document on the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Africa

News

Statement by the Chairperson of the Working Group on Death Penalty and Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Killings in Africa of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the World Day against the Death Penalty

Working Group on Death Penalty and Extra-Judicial, Summary or Arbitrary Killings in Africa

Declaration of the Continental Conference on the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Africa (the Cotonou Declaration)

Call for Applications for the Nomination of Expert Members of the Working Group on Death Penalty and Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Killings in Africa

Launch of the document on the study on the death penalty in Africa

Press Releases

Press Statement on the 17th World Day against the Death Penalty

Press Release on the Meeting of the Working Group on the Death Penalty, Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Killings in Africa

Press Release on the Execution of Joseph Poni Tselayarona

Joint Press-Release on the allege public killings of two persons in Eastleigh in Kenya

Press Release on the Promotion Mission of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire

Press release on the promotion mission to the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire

Press Release on the Promotion Mission to the Republic of Djibouti by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Press release on the promotion mission to the Republic of Djibouti

Press release on the execution of Mahmoud Hassan Abdel-Naby

Joint Press Release by Chairpersons of the Working Group on Death Penalty, Extra-Judicial, Summary and Arbitrary Killings in Africa and the Working Group on the Rights of Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities in Africa regarding the attacks and killings of Persons with Albinism in East Africa

Statement by the Chairperson of the Working Group on Death penalty of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights on World Day against the Death Penalty

Press Release on the Killing of Innocent Kenyan Citizens by Suspected Al Shabab Militia and Sheikh Abubakr Shariff, Ibrahim “Rogo” Omar and Aboud Rogo Mohammed

Statement by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights on World Day against the Death Penalty

Press Release on the Joint Meeting of Working Group on Death Penalty and Extra-Judicial, Summary or Arbitrary Killings in Africa & the UN Special Rapproteur on Extra-Judicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions

Press Statement on the 10th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Robben Island Guidelines and on the Deaths of Miners at the Lonmin Marikana Mine

Press Release on the Meeting of the Working Group on the Death Penalty in Africa

Press Release of the Meeting of the Working Group on the Death Penalty in Africa

Press Release on the Meeting of the Working Group on the Death Penalty in Africa

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Adopted Resolutions

Resolution on the renewal of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights’ Special Mechanisms’ mandates - ACHPR/Res.425(LXV)2019 #425

Resolution on the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Africa - ACHPR / Res. 416 (LXIV) 2019 #416

Resolution on the Expansion of the Mandate and Composition of the Working Group on Death Penalty and Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Killings in Africa - ACHPR/Res. 408 (LXIII) 2018 #408

Resolution appointing an expert member of the Working Group on Death Penalty and Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Killings in Africa - ACHPR/Res. 399 (LXII) 2018 #399

Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate and Reconstitution of the Working Group on Death Penalty, Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Killings in Africa - ACHPR/Res.384(LXI)2017 #384

Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate of the Chairperson and Members of the Working Group on Death Penalty, Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Killings in Africa - ACHPR/Res.317(LVII)2015 #317

Resolution Appointing Expert Members of the Working Group on Death Penalty and Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary killings in Africa - ACHPR/Res.270(LV)2014 #270

Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate of the Chairperson and Members of the Working Group on the Dealth Penalty, Extrajudicial, Summary and Arbitrary Killings in Africa - ACHPR/Res.251(LIV)2013 #251

Resolution on the expansion of the mandate of the Working group on Death Penalty in Africa - ACHPR/Res.227(LII)2012 #227

Resolution on the Re-appointment of the Chairperson and Members of the Working Group on the Death Penalty in Africa - ACHPR/Res.201(L)2011 #201

Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate of the Chairperson and the Members of the Working Group on the Death Penalty in Africa - ACHPR/Res.152(XLVI)09 #152

Resolution Calling on State Parties to Observe a Moratorium on the Death Penalty - ACHPR/Res.136(XXXXIV)08 #136

Resolution on the Renewal of the Mandate and the Appointment of the Chairperson of the Working Group on the Death Penalty - ACHPR/Res.113(XXXXII)07 #113

Resolution on the Extension and Appointment of Members of the Working Group on the Death Penalty - ACHPR/Res.101(XXXX)06 #101

Resolution on the Composition and the Operationalisation of the Working Group on the Death Penalty - ACHPR/Res.79(XXXVIII)05 #79

Resolution Urging States to Envisage a Moratorium on Death Penalty - ACHPR/Res.42(XXVI)99 #42