Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Zimbabwe v Attorney General

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Type: Case

Citation: [1993] 14 HRLJ 323

Summary: Inordinate delay between death sentence and execution — Harsh prison conditions — Execution would infringe constitutional protection against inhuman treatment — Death sentences commuted to life imprisonment

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Court: Supreme Court of Zimbabwe

Jurisdiction: Zimbabwe

Date 1993

Tags

Capital, Delay, Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, Prison Conditions

Index Data

Start date: 01-Jan-1993

End date: 31-Dec-1993

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File Location: A8

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