United Nations Confirm Request of Universal Moratorium on Executions

December 19, 2016: The General Assembly of the United Nations confirmed the demand for an end to the death penalty by the vote of a new reso...

Expanding number of Australians potentially facing execution for drug smuggling in Asian countries

Screenshot from " Return to Paradise " by Joseph Ruben, 1998 Death by firing squad, hanging or lethal injection are the possible f...

Think Centre, Forum Asia call for Singapore to vote for resolution on moratorium on use of death penalty

On Monday, 19 December 2016, in New York, the 193 member nations of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will vote on the resolution ...

Strong support for death penalty but support declines under different circumstances: Singapore study

SINGAPORE - Most Singaporeans are in favour of the death penalty, but the support wavered when faced with different scenarios, a new survey ...