Cambodia to lead Southeast Asia’s abolition of death penalty

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Cambodia has acceded to the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR to abolish the death penalty, becoming a leading Southeast Asian nation in this human rights move. The Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network hailed the decision as historic and permanent against capital punishment.

The Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) has praised Cambodia’s decision to accede to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), describing the move as a historic step that will permanently prevent the return of capital punishment in the Kingdom. Cambodia to lead Southeast Asia’s abolition of death penalty appeared first on Khmer Times.