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Capital punishment in Singapore is a legal penalty. Executions in Singapore are carried out by long drop hanging, [1] and usually take place at dawn. Thirty-three offences—including murder, drug trafficking, terrorism, use of firearms and kidnapping —warrant the death penalty under Singapore law.
Oct 19, 2022 · The studies show that there is very strong support in Singapore among Singapore citizens and Permanent Residents (PRs), for Singapore’s use of the death penalty as punishment for the most serious crimes, such as intentional murder, use of firearms, and trafficking a significant amount of drugs.
More respondents knew that Singapore has the death penalty for intentional murder and drug trafficking (78.8 per cent of respondents answered this correctly) than for the intentional use of firearms to cause hurt (61.2 per cent answered this correctly).
Apr 16, 2023 · Both independent and government surveys continue to show strong support for capital punishment, with about seven in 10 people backing execution for the most serious crimes. Yet the resumption...
May 12, 2022 · UN-appointed independent human rights experts called on Thursday for Singapore to immediately impose a moratorium on the death penalty, saying the continued use of capital punishment for...
Aug 2, 2022 · The Human Rights Council underscores that capital punishment is “inconsistent with the right to life” and the right to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or...
May 12, 2022 · GENEVA (12 May 2022) – UN human rights experts* today called on the Government of Singapore to immediately impose a moratorium on the use of the death penalty, and said its continued use of capital punishment for drug-related crimes ran contrary to international law.
Apr 28, 2023 · Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council on Friday called for Singapore to impose an immediate moratorium on capital punishment, denouncing the Government’s continued use of the death...
May 27, 2022 · Despite renewed calls from across the world for Singapore to reconsider capital punishment and existing death sentences, abolition or even a moratorium on executions seems unlikely in the...
Jul 31, 2022 · In the face of rising criticism this year, Singapore has defended capital punishment as protecting lives, arguing that it had a “clear, deterrent effect on drug traffickers”.
