Concerns over the death penalty in Zimbabwe

In Zimbabwe there is a growing debate on whether the death penalty should be retained in the constitution as the nation embarks on a constitutional reform programme.

Concerns have been raised after it emerged that there are close to 50 inmates at Harare Central Prison awaiting execution. Some of them have been on death row for the past thirteen years.

It is believed that close to a hundred people have been executed since the country attained independence.

The BBC's Brian Hungwe has been investigating what it means to be on death row in Zimbabwe.