June 11, 2015 - June 12, 2015
CSO Event
French association Together against the death penalty (ECPM) in collaboration with ADPAN (Anti-Death Penalty Asian Network), SUHAKAM (Human Rights Commission of Malaysia) and Bar Council Malaysia will be organising the First Regional Congress on the Death Penalty which will take place as follows:
French association Together against the death penalty (ECPM) in collaboration with ADPAN (Anti-Death Penalty Asian Network), SUHAKAM (Human Rights Commission of Malaysia) and Bar Council Malaysia will be organising the First Regional Congress on the Death Penalty which will take place as follows:
- Date: 11th and 12th of June 2015
- Time: Day 1: 9.30am – 5.00pm (Registration begins at 9.00am) and Day 2 (9.00am – 5.00pm)
- Venue: Grand Ballroom, Level 1, Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
The Congress will focus on the specific stakes of the death penalty in East and South-East Asia and particularly on the issue of the link between death penalty and drugs trafficking. This Congress will be a great opportunity to question the dissuasive power of the death penalty, as the number of drug users and global trafficking are steadily growing.
Admission to the Congress is free but registration is required as seats are limited.
Amongst the speakers are as follows:
- YB Senator Datuk Paul Low Seng Kuan, Minister In The Prime Minister’s Department, Malaysia (TBC)
- Steven Thiru, President, Malaysian Bar
- Tan Sri Hasmy Agam, Chairman, Human Rights Commission Malaysia (SUHAKAM)
- M Ravi, Human Rights Lawyer, Singapore
- Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram, Advocate & Solicitor, Messrs Sri Ram and Retired Federal Court Judge, Malaysia (TBC)
- Rafendi Djamin, Representative of Indonesia to ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Right (AICHR)
- Dr Seree Nonthasoot, Representative Thailand to ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Right (AICHR)
- Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, Representative of Malaysia to ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Right (AICHR)
- Luvsanvandan Bold, Member of Parliament, Mongolia and Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mongolia
- Mario Marazziti, Member of Parliament, Italy and Community Spokesperson, Sant’Egido, Italy
Limited scholarships are available for overseas participants for travel and accommodation upon application to Yi Pan Regional Coordinator at [email protected]
