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But on appeal instituted by the convict, the Kano State High Court in January 2021 quashed his conviction and sentence on the grounds that hisSimilarly, in August 2022, the Court of Appeal in Kano, upheld the decision of the Kano State High Court, by quashing Mr Sharif-Aminu’s conviction and ordering his retrial.
The UN experts include Alexandra Xanthaki, Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights; Nazila Ghanea, Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, and Irene Khan, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression.PREMIUM TIMES delivers fact-based journalism for Nigerians, by Nigerians — and our community of supporters, the readers who donate, make our work possible.
They recalled that all people have the right to freedom of expression and to manifest their religion or belief, as well as to take part in cultural life and the development of their society through artistic expression, without fear of imprisonment, reprisals or even execution. “Should the death sentence be re-confirmed by a court, the Government must issue a stay of execution until Nigeria’s laws comply with its international human rights obligations in matters relating to the death penalty,” they said, adding that imposition of the death penalty on charges of blasphemy would amount to an arbitrary deprivation of life under international law.The experts also recommended that Nigeria establish a moratorium on the death penalty, with a view to completely abolishing it.
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