IBAHRI and ICJ call out Singapore’s death penalty practices in open letter

In an open letter to Singaporean authorities, published today, 27 October 2022, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) have reiterated that Singapore’s practices concerning the death penalty fail to comply with international human rights law and standards.  

The joint open letter was sent to Minister K Shanmugam, Minister for Law and Minister for Home Affairs. It responds to the statements published by Singapore’s Ministry of Law (MinLaw) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on 8 September 2022 to the IBAHRI and to the ICJ. The IBAHRI and ICJ have previously issued statements calling on the Singaporean authorities to establish a moratorium on the use of the death penalty, and to cease using cost sanctions against lawyers representing death-row inmates.