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- ↑ "PRESIDENT OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA, OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO, HAS SIGNED THE RESOLUTION 426 WHICH STATES THAT". Hands off Cain. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ↑ "Equatorial Guinea will abolish death penalty after Portuguese pressure". The Portugal News. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ↑ "Death sentences and executions 2021". Amnesty International. 24 May 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ↑ Libreville, AFP in (2022-09-19). "Equatorial Guinea abolishes death penalty, state television reports". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ↑ Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mangue [@Teodoro_Nguema_] (19 September 2022). "Histórico y memorable para nuestro país en la gestión del respeto de los Derechos Humanos . Lo escribo con letras mayúsculas para sellar este momento único : " GUINEA ECUATORIAL HA ABOLIDO LA PENA DE MUERTE "" [Historical and memorable for our country in the management of respect for Human Rights. I write it in capital letters to seal this unique moment: "EQUATORIAL GUINEA HAS ABOLISHED THE DEATH PENALTY"] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2022– via Twitter.
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