# singapore death penalty

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

Singapore court rejects intellectually disabled man's final appeal against execution for drug smuggling | CNN » A Singapore court on Tuesday rejected a final appeal by a man sentenced to death for drug trafficking, following a campaign by his lawyers who said the trial violated international laws as the man has intellectual disabilities. Cnn.com

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

Singapore executes intellectually disabled man for drug trafficking after rejecting appeal | CNN » A man with intellectual disabilities was executed in Singapore on Wednesday, his family’s lawyer said, after a long campaign for clemency failed, putting the city-state’s zero-tolerance drug laws back under scrutiny. Cnn.com

My response to Singapore's Home Affairs Minister on the death penalty | Virgin » I feel compelled to speak out when I see things go as horribly wrong as Singapore’s use of the death penalty Virgin.com

Singapore: UN experts urge halt to execution of drug offender with disabilities » UN human rights experts* today urgently appealed to Singapore to definitively halt the execution of Malaysian national Nagaenthran a/l K Dharmalingam, known as Naga, who has psychosocial disabilities. He was originally scheduled to be executed on 10 November for drug offences. “We note that a temporary stay has been granted today until a final appeal can be heard tomorrow. However, we are seriously concerned that, if the appeal is dismissed, he could still be executed imminently,” the experts said. Ohchr.org

Singapore: Abhorrent hangings must end as man with intellectual disability executed » Responding to the execution of Malaysian national Nagaenthran Dharmalingam in Singapore, Amnesty International’s Asia-Pacific Regional Director Erwin van der Borght said: “The execution of Nagaenthran is a disgraceful act by the Singapore government – ruthlessly carried out despite extensive protests in Singapore and Malaysia and an outcry across the world. “Nagaenthran’s hanging highlights the deep […] Amnesty.org

Disabled Malaysian man executed over drugs charges in Singapore » Execution comes the morning after mother’s last-ditch effort to save her intellectually disabled son was dismissed. Aljazeera.com

Transcript of Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law K Shanmugam at the High » Sep 25, 2014… unga min Minister K… Let me share with you, in this context, Singapore's experience, where the death penalty is targeted at drug traffickers. Mfa.gov.sg