News & Updates
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Bangladesh: Letter to the U.N. Secretary-General in advance of his visit to Bangladesh
Read the open letter co-signed by 10 organisations to the United Nations Secretary-General, His Excellency António Guterres, in advance of his visit to Bangladesh from 13-16 March.
Joint Statement on the Rights of Women and Gender Minorities Facing the Death Penalty
CPJP is honoured to join so many organisations worldwide in this statement for International Women’s Day on 8 March 2025.
Singapore: End harassment and intimidation of the Transformative Justice Collective
Read our joint statement with 10 allied organisations condemning the latest restrictions imposed on TJC and calling on the Singapore government to cease the use of laws that unduly restrict the right to freedom of expression.
Singapore: Authorities must end human rights crackdown and unlawful drug related executions
Read our joint statement with six allied organisations who are greatly alarmed at the deteriorating human rights situation in Singapore, including executions for drug related offences and further restrictions on anti-death penalty activists.
Enforced Disappearances in Bangladesh: Government must hold perpetrators accountable, ensure justice and reparation for victims, survivors, and their families
A joint statement on the situation of enforced disappearances in Bangladesh in commemoration of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances 2024.
Singapore: Authorities must end executions and stop targeting anti-death penalty activists to curb criticism
Read our joint statement with six allied organisations who are gravely concerned by developments in Singapore since early August 2024. The authorities carried out two executions in violation of international safeguards and limited the right to freedom of expression of a local NGO.
Bangladesh: Urgent action required to condemn the Bangladesh Government's brutal crackdown and manipulation efforts
Read the open letter signed by 60 organisations condemning the Bangladesh Government’s efforts to manipulate the narrative about the ongoing protests, and calling for action to halt the violence and support investigations into alleged human rights violations during the crackdown on protesters.