News & Updates
Remembering Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran
Remembering Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran on the ninth anniversary of their deaths by execution in Indonesia.
China: Yang Hengjun’s decision to waive his rights to an appeal
A statement from Yang Hengjun’s family and friends.
China: Statement on the suspended death sentence for Dr Yang Hengjun
Today’s announcement of a suspended death sentence for Dr Yang Hengjun is another cruel move in a case marred by secrecy and an apparent lack of procedural fairness.
Malaysia: Foreign national’s death sentence upheld in a first for resentencing process
We call on the government of Malaysia to do all that is necessary to ensure the resentencing process for death row prisoners adheres to international standards on the right to a fair trial.
Odhikar: Bangladesh annual human rights report 2023
CPJP partner Odhikar has just released their 2023 human rights report on Bangladesh.
Wide-ranging harms of the ‘War on Drugs’ in the Philippines
On World Day Against the Death Penalty, we are releasing the first of seven briefs designed to provide policy advice to combat attempts to reintroduce the death penalty in the Philippines.
Challenging the death penalty across Asia
This year, to mark World Day Against the Death Penalty, CPJP will be holding a fundraising evening in Sydney.
Bangladesh: Government must cease enforced disappearances, stop harassment of the victims’ families and hold perpetrators accountable
This week we join eleven organisations worldwide, calling for Bangladesh to remediate recent human rights violations.
Joint call for Singapore to halt executions immediately
This week we issue a joint statement in relation to the two scheduled executions in Singapore, including the first time in almost twenty years that a woman will be executed.
Myuran Sukumaran
Myuran Sukumaran was arrested with eight other individuals, in 2005 for attempting to smuggle 8.3 kilograms of heroin from Bali to Australia. We remember his life with a collection of t-shirts and tote bags that will raise vital funds for CPJP.
Release of Amnesty International Global Death Penalty Report
“The people we are seeing executed are from poor and minority backgrounds,” says CPJP’s Sara Kowal.
Critical Juncture: ending the mandatory death penalty in Malaysia
Join us in Melbourne to hear from Ramkarpal Singh—Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform)—about this significant reform and the country’s overall commitment to a better criminal justice system.