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Death penalty is no answer
News, Editorial, Published on 30/05/2019
» Amendments to the criminal law to make severe sex crimes punishable by death may cause some people to rejoice. Yet, it would be wrong to think that capital punishment is a panacea for the long-standing problem.
Prayut: Death penalty necessary for peace
Aekarach Sattaburuth, King-oua Laohong and online reporters, Published on 19/06/2018
» Capital punishment must remain to deal with severe crime and ensure national peace and most people agree with it, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said Tuesday.
Still dragging feet on death penalty
News, Andrea Giorgetta, Published on 10/10/2018
» Today marks the 16th World Day Against the Death Penalty. Regrettably, it marks the passage of a year in which Thailand suffered a serious setback on the road to abolishing capital punishment.
Network urges end of death penalty
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 11/10/2019
» The Network for the Abolition of the Death Penalty on Thursday urged Thailand to make progress towards abolishing the death penalty by acceding to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which aims to end capital punishment.
Sierra Leone abolishes 'inhumane' death penalty
AFP, Published on 09/10/2021
» FREETOWN - Sierra Leone's president on Friday signed a bill abolishing the death penalty, declaring the West African country had "exorcised horrors of a cruel past" after a long campaign to end capital punishment.
Pareena undeterred by 'political death penalty'
Online Reporters, Published on 08/04/2022
» Disgraced and now former Palang Pracharath Party MP Pareena Kraikupt said she will continue her political activities, despite the Supreme Court delivering her the "political death penalty".
Malaysia to end mandatory death penalty
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/06/2022
» Malaysia has agreed to abolish the mandatory death penalty and give judges the discretion to mete out other punishments to offenders in what were previously capital crimes, three years after a previous government made the same decision.
Former deputy minister gets death penalty
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/07/2022
» The Appeals Court on Friday sentenced a former deputy minister of commerce to death, instead of life imprisonment as earlier imposed, for the murder of a judge's brother.
Time to ditch the death penalty
Oped, Andrea Giorgetta, Published on 10/10/2023
» Today marks the 21st World Day Against the Death Penalty. For Thailand, it marks the fifth consecutive year without executions.
Appeal Court upholds death penalty for Nawat
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/06/2020
» The Appeal Court has upheld the lower court's death sentence against Nawat Tohcharoensuk, the former Pheu Thai Party MP for Khon Kaen, it was announced on Monday.