00:00Former lawyer M. Ravi, widely known for representing death row inmates in Singapore and his advocacy for the abolition of the death penalty, has died at 56.
00:12CNA News Channel reported that Ravi's friends confirmed his death today, with the cause of death yet to be disclosed.
00:21Born in 1969, Ravi was a lawyer for more than 25 years.
00:26He graduated from the National University of Singapore and Cardiff University before being called to the bar in 1996, according to the Encyclopedia of Singapore Tamils.
00:38Ravi founded his own law firm, M. Ravi Law, in 2019 and was also a prominent supporter of the abolition of the death penalty and advocate for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community.
00:52In 2023, the International Bar Association recognized him for his human rights work, particularly his advocacy for the decriminalization of homosexuality and abolition of the death penalty in Singapore.
01:08Among the cases he handled were those of Malaysians Nagantran K. Damalingam, executed in April 2022,
01:14and K. Dachina Murthy, who was executed on September 25th this year for drug trafficking.
01:22Lawyer Eugene Turaisingham praised Ravi as deeply committed to pro-bono work and fighting for what he believed in,
01:31saying he will be deeply missed by all in the legal fraternity.
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