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What Do Women With Family Members on Death Row Go Through?

Hayati, Kekasih | Norlia, Kekasih | Tham Jia Vern, Research Lead, HAYAT

10-Oct-24 15:00

What Do Women With Family Members on Death Row Go Through?

The death penalty not only impacts those on death row, but their families as well, causing emotional, psychological and economic strain as they navigate the uncertainties and stigma surrounding their loved ones’ fates. Malaysia has abolished the mandatory death penalty but the death penalty remains in its discretionary form.  We speak to Hayati Mohamad, a founder of Pertubuhan Keluarga Kasih (KeKasih) and a family member of someone on death row, Norlia, also a member of KeKasih, and Tham Jia Vern, Research Lead of HAYAT.

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Produced by: Dashran Yohan, Nicholas Chin

Presented by: Dashran Yohan


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Categories:  Law/Activism,  government,  politics

Tags:  the bigger picture,  beyond the ballot box,  death penalty,  capital punishment,  law reforms,  mental health, 


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