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ASEAN’s legacy of hope A short video about many of the weakness of a justice system that relies on the death penalty

By Coalition for the Abolition of Death Penalty in ASEAN (CADPA), on 1 January 2017


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Drawing on dramatic footage from famous cases, told by the priests and lawyers who knew them, this video depicts the death penalty as a cruel and inhumane practice that persists even through weaknesses in our legal systems might mean we are killing innocent people even though no evidence exists to suggest that the death penalty serves as a deterrent.

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  • Themes list Due Process , Moratorium , Networks, Death Penalty,



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