International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Wed, 26 Apr 2023 23:05:29 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Singapore urged to abolish death penalty https://cathnews.co.nz/2023/04/27/singapore-urged-to-abolish-death-penalty/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 05:50:25 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=158120 An international rights group has called upon the Singapore government to halt the impending execution of a man convicted of drug trafficking and urged the repeal of the death penalty in the country. In a press statement on April 24, the Paris-based International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) condemned the Singapore government's use of the Read more

Singapore urged to abolish death penalty... Read more]]> An international rights group has called upon the Singapore government to halt the impending execution of a man convicted of drug trafficking and urged the repeal of the death penalty in the country.

In a press statement on April 24, the Paris-based International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) condemned the Singapore government's use of the death penalty for drug-related offenses which do not meet the threshold of the "most serious crimes."

"FIDH reiterates its condemnation of the Singaporean government's ongoing imposition of the death penalty, in particular for offenses that do not meet the threshold of the most serious crimes," the group said.

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