On the Philippines: Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the proposed bill pushing for death penalty by firing squad for corrupt public officials x.com/chrgovph/sta...

ALERT: @ADPANetwork has launched a podcast called Voices Beyond Verdicts, bringing you perspectives on the death penalty from around the region, stories of the people most affected by the capital punishment, and the experiences of those working for change. 1/4

Taiwan’s recent execution of Huang Lin-kai after a 5-year moratorium is a troubling step backward. ADPAN condemns this and urges Taiwan to become a beacon of rights in the Asia Pacific by abolishing the death penalty. Choose progress, not execution. #AbolishTheDeathPenalty

The pilot episode of @adpan.bsky.social's podcast, Voices Beyond Verdicts, is now up on Podbean and Apple Podcasts! In it, Ngeow Chow Ying and I talk about Malaysia and Singapore's increasingly different approaches to capital punishment. voicesbeyondverdicts.podbean.com

Don't you know that there are close to 1,200 persons on death row in Sri Lanka? Sharing this wonderful work on "Statistics on Imprisoned Persons and Violence by State Officials - Sri Lanka", by Ambika Satkunanathan of Freedoms Collective, an ADPAN member. 1/2

READ NEWS ON TAIWAN FROM TAIWAN ALLIANCE TO END THE DEATH PENALTY (TAEDP): "According to media reports, the Ministry of Justice will carry out another execution at 9 pm tonight...." www.facebook.com/share/p/1HyQ... (Reposting photo and content from the TAEDP)

"Singapore steps up executions and pressure on anti-death penalty groups Singapore has executed nine people so far this year and dozens more are on death row for drug trafficking offences." aje.io/4f8yv8

The death penalty is still practiced in Southeast Asia. "The region’s diverse policies on executions are about more than the war on crime." www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...

"The government argues that capital punishment has been an effective deterrent for drug crimes. But is there any solid evidence for the claim?" thediplomat.com/2024/12/in-s...

1/4 On this day, Human Rights Day, we stress the message that persons on death row and their families have HUMAN RIGHTS.