# singapore death penalty

Singapore Announces Plans to Execute More Death-Sentenced Prisoners Convicted of Non-Violent Drug Offenses » Human rights advocates are criticizing the Singapore government’s plan to execute more death-sentenced prisoners convicted of non-violent drug offenses.… Deathpenaltyinfo.org

Trump's claim about drugs, death penalty in China, Singapore » President Donald Trump floated the idea of imposing the death penalty on drug dealers in the United States during his Pe Politifact.com

Recorded executions skyrocket to highest figure in five years » MENA's most notorious executioners carried out killing sprees in 2022. Amnesty.org

Executions Around the World » The Death Penalty Information Center is a non-profit organization serving the media and the public with analysis and information about capital punishment.… Deathpenaltyinfo.org

Is the death penalty the answer to drug crime? » 10 October is the World Day Against the Death Penalty, a day when people around the world speak out together to condemn this punishment for what it is – a brutal sanction that violates the right to life. More than half the world’s countries agree with them. But a minority of countries do not, going to great lengths to justify their continued use of it. Among the many justifications they use is that the death penalty deters drug trafficking. But is the death penalty really the answer to drug crime – or any crime, in fact? Here are eight facts that should convince you it’s not. Amnesty.org

Singapore executes mentally disabled man despite worldwide outcry » The 34-year-old was convicted of trafficking about an ounce-and-a-half of heroin into Singapore. He had an IQ of 69. Cbsnews.com

Why Some Worry Singapore Drug Executions Aren’t Always Clear-Cut » “When the penalty is as harsh as the death penalty, no margin of error should be tolerated,” says one activist. Time.com