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DEATH PENALTY 2022: Recorded Executions Skyrocket to Highest Figure in Five Years
Recorded executions in 2022 reached the highest figure in five years, as the Middle East and North Africa’s most notorious…
May 16, 2023
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Over 20,000 Migrant Workers in Quarantine in Singapore Must be Protected from Mass Infection
Responding to reports that two dormitories for migrant workers in Singapore have been designated as “isolation areas” and that over…
April 7, 2020
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Singapore: Contempt of court bill is a threat to freedom of expression
Singapore’s Administration of Justice (Protection) Bill is a broad and vaguely worded law that will impose yet another undue restriction…
August 16, 2016
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Singapore: Disgraceful execution of Kho Jabing
Amnesty International condemns the execution of Kho Jabing, a Malaysian national convicted of murder, mere hours after his last chance…
May 20, 2016
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Singapore president must act now to stop execution
The Singapore authorities should immediately halt the execution of Kho Jabing, a Malaysian national convicted of murder, Amnesty International said…
May 19, 2016
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Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms
On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…
February 22, 2016
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Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Report
Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
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Singapore: Malaysian man given last-minute reprieve from execution must be granted clemency
A Malaysian man sentenced to death in Singapore on the basis of a disputed murder reconstruction remains at imminent risk…
November 5, 2015
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Singapore: Halt imminent execution of Malaysian national
The Singaporean authorities must immediately halt the imminent execution of 31-year-old Malaysian national Kho Jabing amid concerns his death sentence…
October 29, 2015
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Singapore: Death of Lee Kuan Yew
On the passing on Singapore’s former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, Rupert Abbott, Amnesty International’s Research Director for Southeast Asia…
March 26, 2015
Report
State of the World 2014/2015
This has been a devastating year for those seeking to stand up for human rights and for those caught up…
February 25, 2015