The death penalty is a cruel, futile and dangerous punishment, and the Asian region is home to some of the world's leading executioners. This blog provides information about the death penalty in Asia, supporting the campaign to end executions in the region.
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ATTORNEY-GENERAL
HON ROBERT McCLELLAND MP
SECOND READING
CRIMES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT(TORTURE PROHIBITION AND DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION) BILL
THURSDAY, 19 NOVEMBER 2009
I am pleased to introduce the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Torture Prohibition and...
Media release from Robert McClelland, Attorney-General of Australia
19 November 2009
AUSTRALIA TAKES ACTION AGAINST TORTURE AND THE DEATH PENALTY
Attorney-General Robert McClelland today introduced the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Torture...
Amnesty International issued the following urgent action appeal for a Malaysian man at risk imminent risk of execution in Singapore.
URGENT ACTION
MALAYSIAN MAN FACING EXECUTION IN SINGAPORE
Yong Vui Kong was sentenced to death for drug trafficking...
By Cui Xiaohuo (China Daily)
From: China Daily, 6 November 2009
Beijing's first permanent lethal injection facility has been completed, ahead of plans to abolish execution by firing squad for criminals next year.
The new facility is within the...
On 30 July 2009 Amnesty International (AI) issued an urgent appeal on behalf of Mongolian man facing execution for murder. It is extremely rare for details of capital cases in Mongolia to be made public, which greatly limits the ability of independent...
