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We are persons of peace and at all times we can and should seek peace. (Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, 4 , 5.)

Source of hope in campaign against death penalty

The World Congress is a source of hope against the backdrop of an impending return of the death penalty to the Philippines

Philippines’ anti-death penalty lobby lacks numbers, says prison ministry official

At present, there are six pending measures in Congress that seek to restore capital punishment in the country

ASEAN warns Myanmar against more executions

The 10-nation regional bloc has spearheaded so far fruitless efforts to restore peace to the country after a military coup last year

Singapore executes fifth drug trafficker since March

The spate of hangings has prompted growing calls for Singapore to abolish the death penalty

Singapore conducts two more executions: activists

The latest executions come after the hanging of a mentally disabled man in April sparked widespread international outrage

Malaysian to be hanged in Singapore after court dismisses appeal

A judge can commute the sentence to life in prison if the offender acted only as a courier and cooperated with authorities

Malaysia to abolish mandatory death penalty

Further study would be conducted on what sentences could be substituted for the death penalty

Man sentenced to death for Indian holy city bombings

Nearly 500 people are on death row in India, and capital sentences for murder and terrorism convictions are common, but executions are rare

Amnesty International highlights ‘worrying rise’ in global executions

At least 579 executions were carried out across 18 countries in 2021 -- a 20 percent increase on 2020

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