by admin_HRWF | Jun 12, 2022 | Human Rights in the World
Death penalty to be abolished in Malaysia Following a debate that began in 2018, Malaysia’s cabinet agreed to reform the country’s criminal justice system. About 73 per cent of people on death row were convicted for drug offences. Other Southeast Asian countries...
by admin_HRWF | Dec 23, 2021 | Human Rights in the World
Japan carries out first death row executions since 2019 Euronews (21.12.2021) – https://bit.ly/32eF3vC – Japan executed three death row inmates on Tuesday, applying the death penalty for the first time since December 2019. “Three death row inmates...
by admin_HRWF | Dec 1, 2021 | Human Rights in the World
Call for the release of Habib Asyoud, a Swedish citizen arrested in Turkey and extradited to Iran Over a dozen human rights NGOs launch a petition to be addressed to the Iranian authorities HRWF (01.12.2021) – In response to the fabricated...
by admin_HRWF | Jul 24, 2021 | Human Rights in the World
Sierra Leone abolishes death penalty MPs vote unanimously for abolition, making it the 23rd African state to end capital punishment By Saeed Kamali Dehghan The Guardian (24.07.2021) – https://bit.ly/3iL3gOg – Sierra Leone has become the latest...
by admin_HRWF | Oct 13, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Move comes after nationwide demonstrations sparked by series of sexual assaults. By Hannah Ellis-Petersen The Guardian (12.10.2020) – https://bit.ly/2H0T84M – Bangladesh will introduce the death penalty for rape cases, after several...