Mozambique: Current information on the death penalty
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 August 1992 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | MOZ11517 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Mozambique: Current information on the death penalty, 1 August 1992, MOZ11517, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aadf40.html [accessed 25 May 2023] |
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Please find attached a document that reports the abolition of the death penalty in Mozambique in November 1990 (Amnesty International Nov. 1990).
Also attached, please find a report mentioning that Mozambique's "head of state had said on the occasion [the end of Muslim ceremonies, according to the report] that there have been traitors to the nation who were executed" (BBC Summary 20 Apr. 1992). The report does not indicate when the alleged executions would have taken place, nor does it provide further details on the subject. Additional and/or corroborating information could not be found among the sources currently available to the IRBDC.
Reference
BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 20 April 1992. "Mozambique New Party Reacts to Chissano's Statement on Executions." (NEXIS)
Attachments
Amnesty International. November 1990. Mozambique: Death Penalty Abolished. (AI Index: AFR 41/04/90). London: Amnesty International Publications.
BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 20 April 1992. "Mozambique New Party Reacts to Chissano's Statement on Executions." (NEXIS)
