News & Updates
Universal Period Review: UN member states urged to act on Singapore's use of the death penalty
Ahead of Singapore’s fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on 12 May 2026, we call on member states to urge Singapore to end its use of the death penalty.
Saudi Arabia surpasses 2,000 executions under King Salman
CPJP joins 37 international human rights organisations in calling for an immediate halt to executions in Saudi Arabia.
The Maldives: Withdraw proposed death penalty bill
CPJP joins nine other Maldivian and international human rights organisations in calling on the Maldives to withdraw a new bill that would end the country's longstanding moratorium on executions.
Singapore: Halt imminent execution for cannabis trafficking
A joint statement calling for an immediate halt to tomorrow’s planned execution of Omar bin Yacob Bamadhaj.
PNG’s 4th UPR: Calling for ratification of the OP2-ICCPR to lock in abolition
Read our joint submission, made with four of our partners, to the fourth Universal Periodic Review of Papua New Guinea.
Singapore: Malaysian man hanged in unlawful drug-related execution as rights of those on death row violated
A joint statement condemning the execution of Malaysian man Lingkesvaran Rajendaren in Singapore on 11 February 2026.
Remembering Ronald Ryan, the last person executed in Australia
The execution of Ronald Ryan in Victoria - the last to take place in Australia - occurred 59 years ago today.
South Korea: Joint statement opposing the death penalty for former South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol
A joint statement by ADPAN and six partner organisations opposing the decision of South Korean prosecutors to seek the death penalty for former President Yoon Suk-Yeol during his trial for insurgency.
The Maldives: Joint statement denouncing the expansion of the death penalty for drug-trafficking offences
A joint statement by ADPAN and 17 partner organisations denouncing the decision of the Parliament of the Maldives to expand the scope of the death penalty to drug-trafficking offences.
Joint statement condemning the imposition of the death penalty in Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal
Read our joint statement condemning the imposition of the death penalty against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and urging the Bangladesh Interim Government to work towards a justice system that rebuilds and restores, rather than replicates the violence of the past.
Twenty years later: Remembering Van Nguyen
Twenty years on, we reflect on Van Nguyen’s legacy and the ongoing, collective fight to end Singapore’s executions.
Singapore’s 4th UPR: Urgent call for death penalty reform
Read our joint stakeholder submission, made with seven of our partners, to the fourth Universal Periodic Review of Singapore.
Malaysia and Singapore at a crossroads: Stop executions, uphold human rights
As five men face imminent execution in Singapore, we join many civil society organisations calling on Singapore to halt all executions immediately, and urging Malaysia to protect its nationals on death row and advocate for the complete abolition of the death penalty, at home and internationally.
Singapore: Call for death penalty moratorium renewed after first clemency since 1998 and third execution in three weeks
While welcoming the first clemency in Singapore in almost 30 thirty years, we join Amnesty International, ADPAN and HRI in renewing our call for an immediate moratorium on the death penalty.
The Death Row Phenomenon
A promise to a condemned prisoner led to a legal precedent that has commuted more than a thousand death sentences. Law student Jude Forrest reflects on the enduring impact of Geoffrey Robertson KC's landmark argument that prolonged detention on death row constitutes torture.
The Maldives: Reject introduction of the death penalty for drug trafficking and abolish this punishment once and for all
A joint statement by 9 organisations calling on the Government of the Maldives to abandon attempts to increase the use and scope of the death penalty.
Holding Australia to account on its commitment to death penalty abolition
Read our joint submission, made with two of our partners, to the fourth Universal Periodic Review of Australia.
Open Letter to the President of the Republic of Korea
An open letter from 75 organisations and individuals calling for the newly elected government to take immediate steps towards abolishing capital punishment in South Korea.
2025 World Drug Day
On World Drug Day 2025, 70 organisations call on the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) to take urgent action to end unlawful use of the death penalty for drug-related offences.
Bangladesh: The Interim Government must ensure the ordinance on enforced disappearances aligns with international standards following robust public consultations
Read our joint statement co-signed by 11 organisations expressing our concerns about the draft Enforced Disappearance Prevention and Redress Ordinance 2025.