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Anti-Death Penalty Asian Network
Release of major studay on India's legal judgement on the death penalty
General Background on the move towards abolition with particular reference to the Asia-Pacific region
Facts and Figures around the use of the Death Penalty in India
UNGA resolution 62/149 - Moratorium on the use of the death penalty
Singapore: Anti-Death Penalty Campaign to stop executions


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Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN)

Release of major studay on India's legal judgement on the death penalty
On 2 May 2008, a press conference was held in New Delhi to release a major study of around 700 Supreme Court judgements on death penalty cases over 50 years and published by the People's Union for Civil Liberties (Tamil Nadu & Puducherry) and Amnesty International...
General Background on the move towards abolition with particular reference to the Asia-Pacific region
As an emerging global and regional power and a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and other international human rights treaties, India has an opportunity to exercise regional leadership and choose to join the global trend against the death penalty...

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Afghanistan
The Supreme Court of Afghanistan has upheld around 100 death sentences issued by lower courts against individuals convicted of crimes including murder, rape, kidnapping and armed robbery...Amnesty International fears that sudden and large-scale executions may take place in secrecy as happened in October 2007.
Singapore
Hamir Hasim, Kamal Kupli and Abdul Malik, all Malaysian nationals are at risk of imminent execution in Singapore. On 18 February their final appeal was rejected by the Court of Appeals. Amnesty International is calling for their death sentence to be commuted by the President...
Indonesia
Achmad Suradji is at risk of imminent execution. He was sentenced to death on 27 April 1998 for the murder of 42 women and girls found buried in a field next to his house in the village of Semayang, North Sumatra province...

What is ADPAN?

The Anti-death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) is an independent informal network committed to working for the abolition of the Death Penalty within the Asia Pacific Region. The network is not linked to any political party or religion and is independent of all governments. Members include NGOs, lawyers, parliamentarians and activists from 20 countries

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ADPAN enews - March, April 2008
This is the seventh edition of the e-news, which covers stories relating to the death penalty with particular reference to the Asia Pacific region. This edition includes information on: Afghanistan, China, Fiji, Indonesia, India, Japan, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam.

  • Facts & Figures on Death Penalty
  • The death penalty v. human rights - Why Abolish the Death Penalty?
  • Global moratorium on executions now
  • Download the Amnesty International poster (PDF, 266 KB)
  • Download the focus sheet (PDF, 309 KB)