Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network

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...

Episode 1: Two Countries, Two Paths Voices Beyond Verdicts · Episode

Learn more about it on our pilot episode. Click on this link to have a listen to our pilot episode! 👉🏻 open.spotify.com/episode/2dg3...

Voices Beyond Verdicts Podcast · Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network · A podcast by the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN), bringing you perspectives on the death penalty from around the region, stories of the people most ...

Voices Beyond Verdicts is now available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podbean. This is our pilot and we will try to develop more content soon! open.spotify.com/show/4jRFMBN... voicesbeyondverdicts.podbean.com podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... #HumanRights #CapitalPunishment #deathpenalty

On our pilot episode, hear the perspectives of @kirstenhan.com from Singapore and Ngeow Chow Ying from Malaysia as they reflect on the pivotal moments that shaped their countries' shifting stances, and the challenges they continue to face in the ongoing fight for abolition. 3/4

Although they started from similar positions, Singapore and Malaysia have taken dramatically different paths in their use of the death penalty over the past 15 years. While Malaysia has reduced its use of the capital punishment, Singapore has only doubled down. 2/4

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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

Image cropped from an image on her public social media account. www.instagram.com/p/DFEYwCzItH... 2/2

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...."

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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.

"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...

In Singapore, the Hangman’s Noose is Growing Threadbare The government argues that capital punishment has been an effective deterrent for drug crimes. But is there any solid evidence for the claim?

"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...

4/4 Together, we advocate for human rights as a path towards a fairer and more peaceful society. To learn more about our work, check out ADPAN's socials. #EndtheDeathPenalty #JusticeWithoutExecution #ADPAN #HumanRightsDay2024 #OurRightsOurFutureRightsNow #HumanRights

3/4 During #HRF2024 on December 8, we connected w/ passionate individuals who believe in building a better future rooted in justice and equality. Thank you for stopping by ADPAN’s booth, sharing your voices, and supporting our mission to create a world without the death penalty!

2/4 We honor the power of human rights as a transformative force for good, embodying the United Nations Human Rights Day theme “Our rights, Our Future, Right Now.”

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