Cross- Border reflections

The Government of Singapore executed Pannir Selvam Pranthaman this week (see Kirsten Han's piece Goodbye, Pannir) - the 12th execution this year, in the context where people on death row face difficult hurdles in accessing justice. 

Join us to hear the reflections of four capital defence lawyers on their efforts to provide legal representation to people on death row in Singapore (and other countries across the Asia-Pacific). 

🎙 Speakers:
⚖️ Hon. Lex Lasry AM KC – Lawyer for Van Nguyen, Australia
⚖️ Edward Fitzgerald CBE KC – Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers (United Kingdom)
⚖️ Edre U. Olalia – President, International Association of Democratic Lawyers; Lawyer for Mary Jane Veloso (Philippines)
⚖️ Zaid Malek – Lawyers for Liberty (Malaysia)

🎤 Moderated by:
Chow Ying Ngeow, Deputy Convenor, Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN)

Date: Tuesday 14 October 2025
Time: 7:30pm (MYT) / 10.30pm AEDT / 12.30pm BST

📍Attend in-person or online: Co-Labs Coworking KL Sentral & 💻 Zoom (Hybrid)

🎤 Followed by Q&A and refreshments

🔗 Register here: https://forms.gle/P9YC3DrAENwQsHag8

ADPAN is co-hosting this event with Malaysian Centre for Constitutionalism and Human Rights, Monash University Malaysia, Capital Punishment Justice Project & Eleos Justice, Monash University.