Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has announced that the government has accepted the recommendation to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment as part of the constitutional review process. He said the proposed amendment would affect Articles 3, 13, 19 and 72 of the 1992 Constitution, with offences that previously attracted the death penalty instead carrying life imprisonment. Dr. Ayine made the announcement on July 30, 2026, at the Jubilee House in Accra during the Government Accountability Series while outlining the government’s position on the final recommendations of the Constitution Review Committee. According to him, the government believes the death penalty is inconsistent with the constitutional right to life and Ghana’s international human rights obligations. He explained that the recommendation forms part of broader proposals aimed at strengthening the protection of fundamental human rights under the Constitution.