“Abolition of the Death Penalty in Malaysia and in Asia”
Malaysia National Conference and Training Workshop
KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
21 – 22 July 2017
Opening
Welcome Address by Charles Hector (ADPAN)
Welcome Address by Raphaël Chenuil-Hazan, Executive Director, Ensemble Contre La Peine de Mort (ECPM) ECPM(3 min)
Keynote Address by Tan Sri Razali Ismail (Chairperson of the Malaysian Human Rights Commission (SUHAKAM)
Session 1: Death Penalty in Asia – An Overview
Facilitator – Arthur Wilson
Speaker:- Julian McMahon (President, Reprieve Australia – ADPAN Member)
Session 2:- Death Penalty in Malaysia – An Overview
Facilitator :- Ngeow Chow Ying
Speaker:- Andrew Khoo (Malaysian Bar)
Session 3: Catholic Church and Death Penalty in Malaysia
Facilitator: Mr Francis Pereira
Speaker:- Rev Fr Gregory Chan (Catholic Church)
Session 4: Death Penalty and the ‘Best Interest of the Child’ and Family
To discusses the impact of death penalty on family especially children, as well as the inconsistency with the UN Child Rights Convention and other standards
Facilitator: Rachel Zeng
Speakers:-
1-James Nayagam (Child Rights Activist, and Former HR Commissioner)
2- Kasthuri A/P Krishnan (Association of Women Lawyers)
Session 5: Death Penalty – Migrants and Foreign Nationals
To discuss the various issues surrounding foreign nationals in facing death penalty, from arrest to conviction and beyond
Facilitator – Puri Kencana Putri
Speakers:-
M Ramachelvam (Chairman of the Bar Council’s Migrants, Refugees and Immigration Affairs Committee)
Wilnor Papa (Amnesty International Philippines)
Session 6: Death Penalty & ‘Secret’ Executions
To discuss the recent executions in Malaysia, its secrecy and the last minute information of executions preventing effective intervention
Facilitator:- Altantuya Batdorj
Speaker:- Shamini Darshni (Amnesty International Malaysia)
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More of Day 1 and Day 2 of this national conference that was attended by over 100 participants will be in our next postings.
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We also hope to share the various presentations in this Website
