Maxioms by Mark Allison
We urge the Supreme People's Court to conduct an immediate review of this decision with a view to overturning it. read more
We urge the Supreme People's Court to conduct an immediate review of this decision with a view to overturning it. Extending the death penalty to cover more crimes goes against the international trend towards abolition.
We recognize the duty of governments to combat crime, but this is a knee-jerk response -- it shows that China's read more
We recognize the duty of governments to combat crime, but this is a knee-jerk response -- it shows that China's 'Strike Hard' crime campaign mentality is still prevalent, at least in some parts of the country. There is no evidence that the death penalty deters crime more effectively than other punishments.