Amnesty urges Singapore to stop executions

AFP, 14 Jan 2009

SINGAPORE, Jan 14, 2009 (AFP) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International on Wednesday asked Singapore to make public "comprehensive information" about its use of the death penalty and again urged the government to stop executions.

Singapore's continued use of the death penalty for criminal offences, including drug trafficking, goes against a global trend that has seen several countries abolish capital punishment, Amnesty said in a statement.

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