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Attacks on Human Rights Defenders. The Singaporean government also cracked down on critical views by silencing human rights defenders under the guise of protecting its judicial system.
Mar 4, 2024 · Singapore | Country Page | World | Human Rights Watch. Singapore’s political environment remains overwhelmingly repressive, with serious restrictions on free expression, association, and...
Freedoms of Expression and Peaceful Assembly. Freedom of speech in Singapore is restricted through the use of broadly worded criminal laws and the use of civil lawsuits and regulatory...
Download. Stay up to date on the state of human rights in Singapore with the latest research, campaigns and education material from Amnesty International.
Mar 27, 2018 · SINGAPORE - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has responded to accusations that it was unwilling to defend a report that it published last December, calling such suggestions from the Ministry of Law and...
On June 28, Human Rights Watch, the International Commission of Jurists, and five other international human rights NGOs urged authorities to drop their criminal investigations and cease the harassment through legal processes.
Apr 27, 2023 · Human Rights Watch in their annual report in January 2022 highlighted that the Singapore government used draconian criminal laws and civil defamation suits to harass and prosecute critical voices, including activists, bloggers and journalists. Further, there was little freedom of assembly.
Since Singapore's independence in 1965, the human rights of Singaporeans have been set out in the Constitution of Singapore and include rights found in subsequent amendments and referendums.
Singapore 2023 Human Rights Report. Executive Summary. There were no significant changes in the human rights situation in Singapore in the past year.
Criminal Justice System. Singapore retains the death penalty, which is mandated for many drug offenses and certain other crimes. However, under provisions introduced in 2012, judges have some...
