INDONESIA: DEATH PENALTY GETS CENSURE AT HUMAN RIGHTS DISCUSSION
Indonesian lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis, at the National Commission on Human Rights in Jakarta, said that “nations that ratified the
Indonesian lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis, at the National Commission on Human Rights in Jakarta, said that “nations that ratified the
ICCPR should abolish the death penalty. It’s not only against the ICCPR, but also against the Constitution, which says the right to life is a human right that is non-derogable.” “Our government is busy asking other countries to abolish the death penalty for its migrant workers, but at the same time it applies the death penalty in its own legal system,” he said.
ICCPR should abolish the death penalty. It’s not only against the ICCPR, but also against the Constitution, which says the right to life is a human right that is non-derogable.” “Our government is busy asking other countries to abolish the death penalty for its migrant workers, but at the same time it applies the death penalty in its own legal system,” he said.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Jakarta Globe, 05/02/2009)