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The Death Sentence in Zambia and International Human Rights

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2009

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During its 55th session, the UN Human Rights Committee examined a communication from Bernard Lubuto (Lubuto v. Zambia Communication No. 390/1990) alleging that his rights under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights had been violated. The author of the communication was arrested in February 1980 and sentenced to death on 4 August, 1983, for aggravated robbery. On 10 February, 1988, the Supreme Court dismissed his appeal. The author claimed that the death sentence imposed on him was disproportionate since no one was killed or wounded during the robbery. The Human Rights Committee also considered that die length of die proceedings against die audior might raise issues under Article 14(3)(c).

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Recent Developments
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Journal of African Law , Volume 41 , Issue 1 , Spring 1997 , pp. 147 - 148
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Copyright © School of Oriental and African Studies 1997

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