Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Zimbabwe.[1] Despite its legality, Zimbabwe has not carried out any executions since 2005.[2] However, the country is classified as "Retentionist" due to a lack of "an established practice or policy against carrying out executions."[3] Zimbabwe abstained during the 2020 United Nations moratorium on the death penalty resolution.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Abolitionist and retentionist countries (as of July 2018)". Amnesty International. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  2. ^ "The Death Penalty in Zimbabwe". Death Penalty Worldwide. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Abolitionist and retentionist countries (as of July 2018)". Amnesty International. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  4. ^ "UN Resolution for a Universal Moratorium on the Use of the Death Penalty" (PDF). Ensemble contre la peine de mort. Retrieved 26 July 2022.