For people on death row, the lack of access to effective legal counsel literally means the difference between life and death. Al (pseudonym), a 60-year-old man from Pakistan, was charged with blasphemy in 2019. He had no legal counsel during his trial. #NoDeathPenalty 
Which of the following regions does NOT have a region-wide treaty guaranteeing access to counsel? #NoDeathPenalty
Asia does not have its own legally binding and enforceable treaty guaranteeing access to counsel in capital cases, despite having the highest number of annual executions. In 2017, the number of executions in Asia was in the thousands, with many more on death row. #NoDeathPenalty
Iran is one of the world's top executioner countries, and Mohammed Reza is only one of the hundreds of people on death row. You can learn more about his story in this video created by the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center @IranRights_org : #NoDeathPenalty
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