PETALING JAYA, Oct 26 (Bernama) -- Asian countries should chart their own pathways towards abolishing the death penalty while upholding justice systems that respect the right to life and human dignity, said the International Commission Against the Death Penalty Commissioner, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
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Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo urged Asian nations to independently pursue death penalty abolition, arguing it undermines justice. She cited regional reforms, including Malaysia's 2023 changes, as proof that such legal shifts are feasible across diverse political systems.
- Arroyo stated that retaining the death penalty makes societies less just rather than safer.
- She praised Malaysia's 2023 abolition of the mandatory death penalty as a courageous step.
- The Philippines abolished the death penalty in 2006 to better defend its overseas nationals.
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