Capital punishment in Somalia

Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the East African nation of Somalia. In 2011 three soldiers were executed for murder by the Transitional Federal Government.[1] The activist NGO Human Rights Watch noted in 2014 that summary executions were on the rise in the nation.[2] At least 14 executions were carried out in 2016,[3] and the rate of executions rose in 2017, which human rights groups mainly attributed to military courts and the militant jihadist group Al-Shabaab. The European Union requested that Somalia enact a moratorium on the death penalty as a result.[4]

See also

  • The Death Penalty: Amnesty International Report. Amnesty International Publications. 1979. pp. 57–58. ISBN 0900058889.

References

  1. ↑ "The Death Penalty in Somalia". Cornell Law School. Death Penalty Worldwide. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Laetitia, Baeder (25 August 2014). "Summary executions in Somalia". Al Jazeera. Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Death sentences and executions in 2016". Amnesty International. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Hassan, Mohamed Olad (15 May 2017). "Executions Increase in Somalia". Voice of America. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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