Tag: death penalty
Malaysia confirms pledge to end death penalty
KUALA LUMPUR (UCAN): Malaysia will abolish the mandatory death penalty and replace it with other…
Execution sparks call for death sentence abolition from Church in Japan
TOKYO (UCAN): Japanese Catholic bishops’ Justice and Peace Commission expressed sadness after a 39-year-old Tomohiro…
Push for death penalty resurfaces in the Philippines
MANILA (UCAN): At least three anti-crime three groups in the Philippines are backing fresh calls…
Singapore urged to show mercy to disabled man on death row
SINGAPORE (UCAN): Singapore’s Court of Appeal was urged to show mercy when it heard the…
Church in Korea decries delay in abolishing death penalty
Rock Rozario, UCAN The subcommittee for abolition of the death penalty of the Korean bishops’…
