Botswana, Somalia and South Sudan are said to continue to dominate with executions. This is according to Amnesty International’s latest 2020 Death Penalty Report. The human rights body says that the Covid-19 pandemic didn’t do enough to deter 18 countries, from carrying out executions last year. In the SADC region, Botswana is said to be the only country that was determined to execute people during the lockdown. To talk about what we should read into this report and why these countries were so determined to continue with executions despite the global pandemic, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Oluwatosin Popoola – Amnesty International’s Death Penalty Advisor