Tag: death penalty
Singapore executes mentally disabled man despite outcry
Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam was arrested in 2009 for trafficking a small amount of heroin into the city-state
Singaporeans hold vigil for Malaysians facing execution
The demonstrators held electric candles, torches, and signs reading "Abolish the death penalty" and "End oppression, not life"
Singaporeans protest the death penalty in rare demonstration
Organizers said about 400 people joined the demonstration at "Speakers' Corner," the only place in the city-state where protests are allowed
Bangladesh to hang four over atheist blogger’s murder
Death sentences are common in Bangladesh with more than 2,000 people currently on death row
Singapore court dismisses death sentence appeal of Malaysian national
Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam was arrested in 2009 for trafficking a small amount of heroin into the city-state
Robredo says reimposing the death penalty will not necessarily lower crime
Robredo, a former human rights lawyer, said data from around the world show that reimposing the death penalty will not lower crime rates
Singapore court rejects appeals by three men on death row
The city-state has some of the world's toughest anti-narcotics laws and insists capital punishment remains a deterrent against crime
Taiwan retains capital punishment, undermines claim to be bastion of rights
Despite its frequent use against dissidents during decades of martial law, most polls show Taiwanese still support the death penalty
Japan executes three prisoners in first hangings since 2019
Worldwide, at least 483 people were executed last year in 18 countries, according to rights watchdog Amnesty International
Philippine Congress urged to call off moves to revive death penalty
The Commission on Human Rights has earlier also urged Congress to scrap all pending proposals seeking the reimposition of death penalty
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