“We should not deny the fact that the state is killing someone and whether the state should have this kind of power… having the mandatory punishment abolished is a good time for us to start reflecting about it.”
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian lawmakers voted on Monday in favor of abolishing the mandatory death penalty, paving the way for landmark legal reforms the government said are aimed at respecting each individual’s right to life. The lower house of Malaysia’s Parliament passed the bill, which will now be brought to the government-controlled Senate, or upper house, for approval, before
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s government has taken its first step to abolish the mandatory death penalty for 11 offenses including drug trafficking, illegal firearms possession and kidnap. Its parliamentary bill, introduced on Monday, will also replace life sentences with prison terms between 30 and 40 years and whipping of more than 12 lashes.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and rights groups have called on Bangladesh to "stop harassing" Prothom Alo journalist Rozina Islam in a public letter issued yesterday.
This year’s focus on the link between torture and the death penalty provided World Coalition members and the abolitionist community worldwide the opportunity to reflect on what torture really means.
A video circulating on social media around the world shows American physician Betsy Eads falsely claiming that Malaysia executed a doctor for "killing a patient" with a Covid-19 vaccine. Malaysia imposed a moratorium on executions when the government announced it would abolish the death penalty in 2018, years before...