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The United Nations has praised Zimbabwe for abolishing the death penalty, urging other countries to follow suit or impose a moratorium on capital punishment. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed a law on Tuesday that will commute death row sentences to jail terms for about 60 prisoners. The UN human rights chief, Volker Turk, lauded the move as a step towards human dignity and the right to life.

Courtesy: www.thesouthafrican.com