Louise Vischer/I.S./Amnesty International

03/10/2007 11:56

ADPAN email no: 82 - E-news for ADPAN members

Dear ADPAN members

FIRST ISSUE OF E-NEWS for the ASIA PACIFIC REGION, ASA 01/006/2007

At Amnesty we get a lot of information on the death penalty from a variety of sources covering all countries in the Asia Pacific. Some of these are press reports we want to share with you for your work against the death penalty regionally. We hope that this e-news is one means of sending you important news stories which reflect the debate and discussions going on in individual countries as well as regionally and globally which you can use when relevant.

The e-news does not attempt to cover all press reports on the death penalty but rather is a selection of stories we consider the most relevant. Some of our information comes from ADPAN members - so please pass along any stories and we will consider including these whenever we can. I don't intend to make this e-news a lengthy document because I know from experience people don't have time to read long documents. But please give us your feedback on whether you think this is useful.

The e-news will be numbered and hopefully sent to you every three months. Each issue will be broken down by:

country

regional issues

worldwide and

general arguments against the death penalty.

This first issue covers 11 countries: China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan, South Korea, Sir Lanka, Taiwan and Vietnam.

Best wishes

Louise, Chiara and Luana

Louise Vischer

Death Penalty Regional Project

Asia-Pacific Region

(Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday)

Amnesty International, International Secretariat

1 Easton Street

London WCIX ODW, UK

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Direct line: +44 20-7413-5656

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CHINA

Death penalty for destroyers of China power facilities

Xinhua, 14/09/07

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-09/14/content_6723510.htm

China says death sentences fewest in a decade

Reuters, 03/09/07

http://uk.reuters.com/article/gc04/idUKPEK26188120070903

Death rare for economic crimes

Xinhua, 02/08/07

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/02/content_6466454.htm

INDIA

Why death penalty in a civilised society?

Meri News, 17/09/07

http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=126458

Sikhs Across Europe Call for End to Death Penalty in India

Panthic Weekly, 29/08/07

http://www.panthic.org/news/124/ARTICLE/3509/2007-08-29.html

Failing to get pardon for 50 on death row, Kalam says let Patil decide

Indian Express, 29/07/07

http://www.indianexpress.com/story/207466.html

Need to treat terror as a federal crime, let death penalty stay:reform panel

Indian Express, 25/07/07

http://www.indianexpress.com/printerFriendly/206760.html

INDONESIA

Catholics In Indonesia: "No Death Penalty For Bali Terrorists

Asia News, 18/09/07

http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=10326&theme=5&size=A

Final Bali 9 appeal dismissed

The Heral Dun, 14/08/07

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22248190-5005961,00.html

AFP role still mystifies Rush

The Bulletin, 14/07/07

http://bulletin.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=280628

JAPAN

Japanese minister wants 'automatic' executions

Khaleej Times, 25/09/07

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2007/September/theworld_September708.xml&section=theworld

A 81 year-old person waiting for the execution of capital punishment for the past 43 years

Asian Human Right Commission, 07/09/07

http://www.ahrchk.net/ua/mainfile.php/2007/2568/

CABINET INTERVIEW----NEW JUSTICE MINISTER; Hatoyama a hawk on death penalty, illegal immigrants

The Japan Times, 04/09/07

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070904a5.html

MALAYSIA

9 Years on Death Row, Denied Appeal

IPS, 26/08/07

http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=39018

Malaysian lawyer blasts judges for delaying death row inmates' appeals

International Herald Tribune, 21/08/07

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/22/asia/AS-GEN-Malaysia-Tardy-Judges.php

MALDIVES

IDP Election Pledge to Punish Drug Offenders with Death Sentence

Minivan News, 16/09/07

http://www.minivannews.com/news/news.php?id=3644

PAKISTAN

Discourage the death penalty

Daily Times, 23/09/07

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C09%5C23%5Cstory_23-9-2007_pg3_5

You're no juvenile, LHC tells death row convict

Daily Times, 26/07/07

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\26\story_26-7-2007_pg10_3

SOUTH KOREA

Campaign Starts to Scrap Death Penalty

The Korea Times, 18/09/07

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/nation_view.asp?newsIdx=10394&categoryCode=117

SRI LANKA

No Sri Lankan legal aid for young maid facing death sentence in Saudi

Arabia

WSWS News, 21/08/07

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2007/aug2007/sril-a21.shtml

TAIWAN

The Hsichih Trio: a judicial disaster

Taipei Times, 01/07/07

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2007/07/01/2003367647

VIET NAM

Wrongfully accused receives reparations

Vietnam News, 01/09/07

http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=01SOC010907

REGIONAL

Asean agrees to create human rights body

Breitbart, 30/07/07

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8QMPLC80&show_article=1&cat=0

WORLDWIDE:

STEPS TOWARDS ABOLITION/ ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY

Abolition Close, But Sceptre of Death Remains

IPS, 24/09/07

http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=39377

UN DEATH PENALTY VOTE CAN HELP STOP CYCLE OF REVENGE

IPS, 21/09/07

http://ipsnews.net/columns.asp?idnews=39352

Poland blocks EU over death penalty

The Guardian, 12/09/07

http://www.guardian.co.uk/eu/story/0,,2167017,00.html

ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY

30/06/07 'Beyond the death penalty debate'

Project Syndicate

http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/cassese2