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.
Five families called for a meeting with Singapore’s law and home affairs minister “to listen to our stories, to our pain, and confront our humanity”, they said in a statement on the eve of World Day Against the Death Penalty.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.
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As of July 5, at least 63 convicts were sitting on death row in Singapore, according to the petition.
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