Charles Santiago on “ASEAN: A Region in Transition – Reassessing the Death Penalty for Drug Offenses”
October 11, 2024
Kuala Lumpur, 11 October 2024 – In conjunction with the World Day Against the Death Penalty, the Delegation of the European Union to Malaysian and Hayat collaborated to organise the “ASEAN: A Region in Transition – Reassessing the Death Penalty for Drug Offenses” event in Kuala Lumpur.
APHR Members Hon. William Leong and Kasthuri Patto were part of the panel discussion. Hon. William shared about his work as the Chairman of the Malaysia Parliamentary Special Select Committee for Human Rights, Election and Institutional Reform as well as the effectiveness of the death penalty to deter drug trafficking.
Kasthuri shared about the challenges she faced in her fight to abolish the mandatory death penalty in Malaysia during her time as a Member of Parliament. The event ended with the keynote speech by APHR Co-Chairperson, Charles Santiago.
William Leong and Kasthuri Patto during the “ASEAN: A Region in Transition” event, 11 October 2024, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ©Wong Ivan
ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) was founded in June 2013 with the objective of promoting democracy and human rights across Southeast Asia. Our founding members include many of the region's most progressive Members of Parliament (MPs), with a proven track record of human rights advocacy work.