Delegates at the Asian regional conference on the death penalty have issued a declaration calling on Asian countries that still implement capital punishment to work towards abolition and impose a moratorium on […]
Asia congress delegates call for an end to death penalty
Hundreds of anti-death penalty activists are gathered for a two-day Asian regional conference in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur. The first day’s plenary session focused on capital punishment in drugs cases and […]
Abolitionists keep the spotlight on the death penalty in Southeast Asia
The execution of eight people in Indonesia in April heightened debate about the death penalty, not only in Southeast Asia. Seven of those executed were foreigners – two Australians, a Brazilian, a […]