At least 16 people charged with drug trafficking have been hanged since last year.
SINGAPORE: Families of death row convicts urged the Singapore government today to impose a moratorium on capital punishment to allow for an independent review of the controversial use of executions in the city state.
At least 16 people convicted on drug trafficking charges have been hanged since Singapore resumed executions last year after a two-year pause during the Covid-19 pandemic. The United Nations, rights groups and other opponents of capital punishment say it has no proven deterrent effect and have called for it to be discontinued.“We stand here on behalf of many more families … whose lives have been devastated by Singapore’s ruthless and senseless war on drugs,” the families said.
As of July 5, at least 63 convicts were sitting on death row in Singapore, according to the petition.
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