MCCHR invited young lawyers passionate about human rights and effective legal defence to join an event in Putrajaya, where they learned to advocate using the KL Guidelines, the regional framework for defending people facing execution in Asia.

Over three intensive days, the young lawyers explored strategic litigation in the context of the death penalty, covering international human rights standards, developments in Malaysia, defence strategies under the KL Guidelines, and public advocacy, among many other topics. The camp concluded with a moot court exercise where participants strengthened their arguments and reflected on how the law can be used to challenge injustice.

Participants took part in practical sessions, discussions, and case-based exercises using the KL Guidelines, designed to strengthen their understanding of the death penalty cases and the advocacy work surrounding it. With testimony from senior practitioners and former death row inmates, they gained practical skills to strengthen access to justice and help collectively push forward the movement to abolish the death penalty in Malaysia.