2022/05/14 |
The Death Penalty Makes Us Forget Our Humanity. Don’t Let It.
When fighting against the cold machinery of death, we must all the more cling on to empathy and care for one another.
2022/03/28 |
The Looming Execution of Abdul Kahar Is Inequality and Injustice Taken to Its Extreme Conclusion
Abolitionists often say that capital punishment is a system in which those without capital get the punishment. Abdul Kahar’s case is a perfect illustration of this.
2020/09/30 |
Will an Anti-Death Penalty Movement Take Root in Singapore?
Two recent near-executions have, in a small way, rekindled efforts to abolish the death penalty in Singapore.
2018/11/02 |
SINGAPORE: 1 Week, 6 Executions, No Political Will for Change
On Oct. 26, Singapore executed Malaysian citizen Prabu N. Pathmanathan despite protests from the Malaysian government.
2018/06/26 |
Execution Indicates Lethal Shift in Royal Attitudes to Death Penalty in Thailand
The execution of a man by lethal injection indicates a change in royal attitudes to the death penalty in Thailand.
2017/12/22 |
Debating the Death Penalty for Raping Young Girls in India
In reaction to headline grabbing cases and alarming statistics the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh is on the verge of introducing the death sentence for sexual assaults of young girls.
2017/05/12 |
Life Sentence, Not Death Penalty, for ‘Random Killing’ in Taiwan
Today's decision is significant for Taiwan where human rights groups believe defendants with mental health issues have been executed because of serious flaws in the court system.
2017/04/11 |
INFOGRAPHIC: China the World’s Top Executor in 2016
The number of death sentences and executions in China each year are both in the thousands.
2017/03/30 |
Mental Health Issues Mishandled in 10 Death Penalty Cases in Taiwan
Four of the cases uncovered in the report involve defendants who have been executed.
2016/12/21 |
In an Information Vacuum the Hangman Reigns Supreme
The more people know about the death penalty, the less likely they are to support it, studies show.
2016/11/17 |
BREAKING: Singapore Court Denies Last Minute Bid to Stop Execution
Eleventh-hour bid to stay the execution of a Nigerian man in Singapore has been dismissed by the court.
2016/10/16 |
OPINION: Questioning Capital Punishment in Japan
The time has come for truly meaningful discussions on whether Japan should keep executing prisoners.
2016/10/06 |
Film Festival Highlights Debate over Death Penalty in Taiwan
A group opposed to capital punishment hopes to raise awareness on the controversial issue through films and after-screening discussions.
2016/09/24 |
Australia Should Take a Stand on Filipino Woman Facing Execution in Indonesia
Australia’s selective advocacy on behalf of people subject to the death penalty weakens its campaigns for individual Australians at risk of execution.
2016/08/31 |
Four More Taiwanese Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Death in Indonesia
The four could join the more than 40 individuals who could be executed by the end of 2017.
2016/08/19 |
Grim Outlook for Taiwanese Arrested on Drug Charges in Indonesia
Five Taiwanese nationals arrested in Indonesia on drug-related offences may face the death penalty as Jokowi continues to wage his War on Drugs.
2016/07/11 |
INTERVIEW: Fighting for the Innocent on Death Row in Taiwan
'There are records of the torture – no one can believe it, but it happened, it is very serious.'
2016/06/28 |
FEATURE: Clock Ticks as Indonesian Execution Spree Looms
Hope and Hypocrisy: Despite fighting for the freedom of hundreds of its own citizens facing the death penalty abroad, Indonesia looks set to carry out a spate of executions of foreign nationals. Can international and local activists force the populist Jokowi administration to change its course?