Taiwans claim to be a regional bastion of human rights is undermined by its retention of capital punishment, activists say as they campaign to exonerate the islands oldest death row prisoner. Wang Xin-fu is among 38 inmates in Taiwan awaiting execution, which is carried out by gunshot and without ..
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Taiwan’s claim to be a regional bastion of human rights is undermined by its retention of capital punishment, advocates say as they campaign to exonerate the nation’s oldest death row prisoner.
Wang Xin-fu (王信福) is among 38 inmates in Taiwan awaiting execution, which is carried out by gunshot and without advance notice once all appeals are exhausted.
At 69, Wang is Taiwan’s most elderly prisoner on death row and has consistently maintained his innocence.
Rights groups led by the Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty have launched a campaign to exonerate Wang, saying he was wrongfully convicted as a joint offender for
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