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The Status of Capital Punishment in Thailand
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An examination of Thailand's current death penalty laws, the most recent execution, and the potential for implicit abolition.
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Events
1932: Change of government/regime in Thailand
2003: 7 prisoners executed
June 18, 2018: Teerasak Longji executed via lethal injection
June 23, 2026: 480 prisoners remain on death row
June 18, 2028: Potential date for Thailand to be considered as having abolished the death penalty if no executions occur
Who & What's Involved
Department of CorrectionsBang Kwang Central PrisonUniversal Declaration of Human Rights
Topics
Death PenaltyHuman RightsThai Justice SystemLethal InjectionCapital Punishment Abolition
Locations
ChonburiBang Kwang PrisonThailand