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The death sentence formerly imposed on Lester Pitman has been commuted by the Trinidad Court of Appeal, but he has been ordered to serve a life term with a minimum of 40 years.
Having endured four years on death row, on 14th November 2013, Yong Vui Kong’s death sentence was quashed and he was resentenced to life imprisonment and 15 strokes of the cane by the High Court of Singapore
Human rights lawyer M. Ravi tells Elias Tan how he got to know drug courier Yong Vui Kong, what inspired him to save the then 19-year-old from the hangman’s noose and how, in return, Yong has taught him the importance of perseverance.
United Nations Expert Seminar on Moving Away from the Death Penalty in South East Asia
On 22nd – 23rd October 2013, the Executive Directors were invited, amongst five international experts, as key speakers to the first regional meeting on “Moving Away from the Death Penalty in South East Asia” in Bangkok
Forensic Psychiatry Training Workshop for Mental Health and Legal Professionals in Malaysia
On 26th October 2013, in association with Bar Council Malaysia, the National Human Rights Society (HAKAM) and Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia, we held a forensic psychiatry training workshop in Kuala Lumpur for mental health and legal professionals involved in capital cases in Malaysia.
Moving Away from the Death Penalty – Wrongful Convictions
Source: British Embassy Hanoi. The UK rejected the death penalty in 1965, very much following the global trend. We hope to see Vietnam continue this trend.
DPP Launches Report on the Public Opinion Survey on the Mandatory Death Penalty in Malaysia
In association with the Bar Council Malaysia, the DPP today launched a report of the findings of a public opinion survey on the mandatory death penalty.
Co-Executive Director Examines the Failure of Judicial Systems in Death Penalty Cases at United Nations Event in New York
On 28th June 2013, Saul Lehrfreund was invited to speak at a high level event “Moving away from the death penalty- Wrongful Convictions” at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
