Portugal welcomes abolition of the death penalty in Equatorial Guinea – Observer
This Wednesday, Portugal welcomed the abolition of the death penalty in Equatorial Guinea and committed to fighting for the “universal and definitive abolition” of this practice, according to a message from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs english on the social network Twitter.
According to this message, “after the approval, signature and publication of the new Penal Code”, the abolition means that Equatorial Guinea “hones the commitment assumed when it joined the CPLP in order to abolish this cruel practice”.
The MNE states that “Portugal is firmly against the application of this cruel, inhuman and unjustified practice anywhere and under any circumstances”.
And as for committing himself, “as a convinced abolitionist”, to continue “to strive, in all forums, for the universal and definitive abolition of capital punishment”.
The Equatorial Guinean vice president, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, announced this Monday on his Facebook page that “Equatorial Guinea has abolished the death penalty”, considering this a “historic” step for the country.
The measure – released two months ago in the last few weeks, about two legislative and presidential – had been demanded internally and externally for several years and was promised March “soon” by the Equatoguinean head of state at the beginning of the Equato-Guinean state.
The commitment to abolish the death penalty was part of the roadmap that Equatorial Guinea, whose regime is governed by international human rights orders, committed to implement upon joining the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) in 2014.