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Photo: Kazpravda.kz/ Talgat Akhanov At a plenary session, the Senate ratified the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aimed at the abolition of the death penalty, according to which the abolition of the death penalty does not apply to crimes committed in wartime, Kazpravda.kz reports. As noted in the conclusion to the bill, the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aimed at abolishing the death penalty, was made on December 15, 1989 in New York with the reservation of the Republic of Ka...

Photo: Kazpravda.kz/Adilbek Tauekelov At the plenary session Majilis approved ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aimed at abolishing the death penalty, according to which the abolition of the death penalty does not apply to crimes committed in wartime, Kazpravda.kz correspondent reports. As noted in the conclusion to the bill, the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aimed at the abolition of the death penalty, was adopted on December 15, 1989 in New York with the r...

South Africans debate the death penalty amid rise in gender-based violence By Edwin Naidu Share Johannesburg - South African lawmakers have no appetite to restore the death penalty, despite growing calls globally for the reinstatement of capital punishment, as a crime deterrent. According to joint Constitutional Review Committee Chairperson, Enock Mthethwa, this was not a straightforward matter, since no research had been conducted to prove that the death penalty was an effective deterrent that may curb crime rates. Mthethwa made the comment during a virtual meeting of the Review Committee co...

Commission on Human Rights (MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine is one of the 123 UNGA member states that voted in favor of the resolution on December 16, while 38 member states were against it and 24 abstained. CHR Commissioner Karen Gomez-Dumpit said the country’s vote is a good indication that the government can indeed change its course on its current stance about the death penalty and deliver on its commitment to human rights treaties, such as the Second Optional Protocol on Civil and Political Rights. “The Commission recognizes this positive development particularly with the Philippine...

Korean bishops reiterate calls to abolish death penalty Prelates send letter emphasizing the Church's stance on the sanctity and dignity of all life Trending Catholic bishops in South Korea have reiterated an appeal to the government to abolish the death penalty constitutionally. The subcommittee for abolition of the death penalty under the Justice and Peace Commission of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea has sent a letter of appeal to the Constitutional Court signed by all incumbent bishops. The call to abolish the death penalty is rooted in the Church’s strong and long-standing ...