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The death penalty in Singapore
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The United Nations sharply criticizes Singapore's executions
Human rights groups, international activists and the United Nations have all appealed to Singapore to end executions for drug offenses - to no avail, writes The Globe and Mail. They believe that there is increasing evidence that the death penalty is ineffective.
Last month, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called Singapore's death penalty "incompatible with the fundamental right to life and the right to be free from torture and other inhuman treatment".
Critics believe that Singapore's harsh policy mainly affects smugglers and couriers who are far down in the criminal hierarchy, and that the people who most often commit the crimes are recruited from marginalized groups in society.
Singapore, for its part, believes that the punishment is important to reduce the demand for and supply of narcotics in the country.
Singapore. Archive image. Vincent Thian / AP
Singapore executes a third person - in a week
In Singapore, a third person has been executed in just one week, The Guardian reports. The man is said to have been in his 40s and was convicted of trying to smuggle heroin in 2019.
During the trial, he said he believed he was delivering contraband cigarettes to a friend he owed money to, according to court documents.
He became the fifth person this year to be executed in Singapore, which has among the toughest drug sentences in the world. Look up details
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