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The Death Penalty in Malaysia: Public opinion on the mandatory drug trafficking, murder and firearm offences
By Roger Hood / The Death Penalty Project, on 1 January 2013
2013
NGO report
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This study reports the findings of a major public opinion survey of the views of a representative sample of 1,535 Malaysian citizens on this issue. A large majority said they were in favour of the death penalty, whether mandatory or discretionary: 91% for murder, 74 to 80% for drug trafficking depending on the drug concerned, and 83% for firearms offences. Concerning the mandatory death penalty, a majority of 56% said they were in favour of it for murder, but only between 25% and 44% for drug trafficking and 45% for firearms offences. When asked to say what sentences they would themselves impose on a series of ‘scenario’ cases, all of which were subject to a mandatory death sentence, a large gap was found between the level of support ‘in theory’ and the level of support when faced with the ‘reality
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Capital offences, Public opinion, Retribution, Trend Towards Abolition, Innocence, Mandatory Death Penalty,
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أحكام الإعدام وما نُفذ منها في عام 2012
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2013
NGO report
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يغطي التقرير الحالي اللجوء إلى فرض عقوبة الإعدام على الصعيد القضائي خلال الفترة من يناير/كانون الثانيإلى ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2012 . وتدوّن منظمة العفو الدولية الأرقام المتعلقة بفرض عقوبة الإعدام بناء علىأفضل المعلومات المتوافرة لديها. وكما جرى في سابق السنوات، تُجمع المعلومات من طائفة من المصادر المتنوعة،بما في ذلك الأرقام والإحصاءات الرسمية، والمعلومات المستقاة من الأفراد المحكومين بالإعدام، وعائلاتهم وممثليهم،وتقارير الإبلاغ الواردة من منظمات المجتمع المدني، والتقارير الإعلامية. ولا تبلغ منظمة العفو الدولية إلا عنالأرقام التي يمكن استنباطها على أسس سليمة مستقاة من البحوث التي تقوم بها.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Death Penalty, Statistics,
- Available languages Death Sentences and executions in 2012
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Death Sentences and executions in 2012
By Amnesty International, on 1 January 2013
NGO report
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The report covers the judicial use of death penalty for the period January to December 2012.It summarises Amnesty International’s global research on the death penalty. Information was gathered from various sources including official statistics (where available), non-governmental and inter-governmental organizations, human rights defenders, the media and interviews with survivors of human rights violations
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Death Penalty, Statistics,
- Available languages أحكام الإعدام وما نُفذ منها في عام 2012
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Annual Report
By Puerto Rican Coalition against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2013
NGO report
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The information presented in this annual report covers the situation about death penalty cases, regarding Puerto Ricans who face death penalty proceedings in the federal jurisdiction, as well as in those states of the U.S. where such punishment is strictly upheld, and a case of petition for extradition.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Country/Regional profiles,
- Available languages Informe Anual 2012
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Juvenile Offenders Awaiting Execution in Yemen : “Look at Us with a Merciful Eye”
By Human Rights Watch, on 1 January 2013
NGO report
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The 30-page report found that at least 22 individuals have been sentenced to death in Yemen despite evidence that they were under age 18 at the time of their alleged crimes. In the last five years, Yemen has executed at least 15 young men and women who said they were under 18 at the time of their offense.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Juveniles, Country/Regional profiles,
- Available languages "انظروا إلينا بعين الرحمة" الأحداث على ذمة الإعدام في اليمن
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REPORT ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN JAMAICA
By IACHR , on 1 January 2013
NGO report
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The report presents the conclusions of monitoring by the IACHR in recent years, including an on-site visit to Jamaica in December 2008, several public hearings on human rights in the country, as well as a constant exchange of information with the State and civil society organizations.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Country/Regional profiles,
Document(s)
Emergency Exit: Which actions for supporting offenders close te release?
By Save Anthony, on 1 January 2013
NGO report
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In a recent research , Emergency Exit: Which actions for supporting offenders close te release?, 13 key practices have proven to help resettle successfully ex offenders into society at their exit of prison and prevent them from re-offending.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Public debate,
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The death penalty and the “most serious crimes”: A country -by -country overview of the death penalty
By International Commission Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2013
NGO report
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This document provides brief commentary on the concept of “most serious crimes”, followed by a country by country overview of criminal offences punishable by death in retentionist states
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Trend Towards Abolition, Statistics,
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Report on roundtable on the abolition of the death penalty, Madrid October 2012
By International Commission Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2013
NGO report
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The purpose of the Round Table was to review developments on the death penalty and to identify legal and political challenges and opportunities for the coming five years. The meeting covered country, regional and thematic questions.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Trend Towards Abolition,
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Report on Taiwan and Art.6 ICCPR
By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2013
NGO report
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In view of Taiwan’s Human Rights Review in the framework of the ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty submitted a report regarding the situation of the death penalty in Taiwan.
- Document type NGO report
- Themes list Right to life, Clemency, Country/Regional profiles,