Tag: death penalty
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’…
Korean bishops reiterate calls to abolish death penalty
SEOUL (UCAN): “All life in this land is dignified. The death penalty deprives human life…
Posted in The Philippines
Focus on surviving pandemic instead of politicking and death
MANILA (UCAN): “Pope Francis has clearly and unequivocally exhorted … capital punishment is an offense…
Posted in The Philippines
No solution and no redemption in death penalty Duterte told
MANILA (UCAN): In his State of the Nation Address on July 27, Philippine president, Rodrigo…
