India, Oct. 9 -- Several Southeast Asian countries are taking steps to restrict the use of the death penalty, strengthening momentum towards abolition and increasing pressure on countries that continue to carry out executions, Amnesty International said ahead of World Day Against the Death Penalty on October 10.
Regional Reforms Gain Momentum
In its new briefing, Changing Tides: Reform and Resistance on the Death Penalty in ASEAN, Amnesty International highlighted legislative changes and declining executions across the 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Cambodia, the Philippines and Timor-Leste have abolished the death penalty in law. Indonesia marked 10 years without executions in 2026, while Malaysia and Thailand...