Glasgow 2014 Media Briefing - Singapore

Glasgow 2014 media briefings on human rights issues in Commonwealth countries. Singapore: executions resumed after two-year moratorium. July 2014

"'When discussing human rights abuses, Singapore doesn’t automatically spring to mind but the very recent execution of two men after a two-year moratorium, was a huge step backward which may well lead to the city-state having the highest execution rate in the world, per population.

Freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association are also severely restricted with recent legislation further restricting internet news websites and the printed press. Dissent is curtailed through security legislation permitting arrest and detention of suspects for virtually unlimited periods of time without charge or judicial review.'"

Amnesty spokesperson available throughout the Games with daily briefings.

Download the media briefing below.