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.
2022/02/05 |
When Disabilities Meet the Death Penalty
Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, a Malaysian man at risk of execution in Singapore, did not receive any of the procedural accommodations that international experts now say persons with disabilities should have.
2021/01/27 |
From Victims To Villains: Singapore’s War on Drugs
Singapore’s War on Drugs posture has lasted for decades. It’s time for a different approach.
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.
2018/09/11 |
OPINION: Taiwan's Resumption of Executions Is a Major Diplomatic Own-Goal
Taiwan can't effectively preach soft power while continuing to execute its citizens.
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.
2017/11/10 |
UPDATE: Waking from a Nightmare, 16 Years on Death Row in Taiwan
As a Taiwanese man wrongly held for murder readjusts to society, he has been awarded a record settlement by the courts.
2017/08/01 |
OPINION: Maladministration in Execution Last Year Exposes Death Penalty Debacle in Indonesia
Indonesia should restore the unofficial moratorium on the death penalty, writes Andreas Harsono.
2017/06/08 |
Chinese Law Blog Claims Death Penalty Reform Success
Even international human rights NGOs have had to admit to the decline in the number of people sentenced to death in China, according to the blog.
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.
2017/05/02 |
Supervising an Execution in China
A prosecutor offers a look into executions carried out in China.
2017/04/19 |
Singaporean Clemency Appeal Rejected, Execution Scheduled for Friday
Abineno’s appeal for a presidential pardon was rejected on April 17. His execution was scheduled on the same day.
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.
2016/12/30 |
Shout-out to the Philippines: Make 2017 'The Year of the Boomerang’
'Just the other day I received my first death threat from a loyalist of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos.' When the police come knocking at the doors of the people in 2017, the response might not be as friendly as those in power hope. We should be scared for 2017, but also up for the fight.
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.
2016/11/21 |
Questions over Execution and Mishandled Cremation in Singapore
Reeling from what they believe was the mishandled execution and cremation of a convicted drug trafficker last week, Singaporean lawyers are now preparing themselves to fight the next round of executions.