A Taiwanese court ruling could lead to the island’s abolition of capital punishment. But, given strong public support for the death penalty, the court may have to sail against the wind to reach a consensus.
Taiwan’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday debated the island’s death penalty and discussed whether it violates the rights guaranteed under the Taiwanese constitution.
The democratic island is known for its strong human rights record and progressive stance on marriage equality and LGBTQ+ rights. In 2019, Taiwan became the first place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage.
There was an interesting Taiwanese Netflix series about the death penalty amongst other social issues called Port of Lies. I thought it was good, it’ll be interesting to see what happens with this issue.