Singapore applies pressure on anti-death penalty groups

A recent article reports that the number of executions in Singapore continue to rise particularly for drug trafficking offences.

The article reports that there were four executions in November of this year alone, with the Singaporean government relentlessly pursuing its cruel use of the death penalty.

Further, a group of United Nations experts said in a joint statement last month that Singapore should “move from a reliance on criminal law and take a human rights-based approach in relation to drug use and drug use disorders”.

Despite opposition from human rights groups and United Nations experts, Singapore claims that capital punishment has been “an effective deterrent” against drug traffickers.

The article also reports that authorities have continued to target activist groups, using their repressive and overly broad laws to attempt to silence anti-death penalty activists.

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