• Singapore: Commute Death Sentence in Drug Case
    Press release
    Apr 29, 2012
    President Dr. Tony Tan Keng Yam of Singapore should commute the death sentence in the heroin possession case of Yong Vui Kong.
  • Letter to Singapore President Tan Keng Yam regarding Yong Vui Kong's Death Sentence
    Letter
    Apr 29, 2012
    Human Rights Watch writes to urge you to use your powers as president to commute Yong Vui Kong’s death sentence.
  • ASEAN’s road to nowhere?
    Commentary
    Apr 26, 2012
    In July, the ASEAN foreign ministers meeting in Phnom Penh will receive one of the most important documents drafted since the adoption five years ago of the ASEAN Charter.
  • Singapore: Domestic Workers to Get Weekly Day of Rest
    Press release
    Mar 5, 2012
    The decision by Singapore’s Manpower Ministry to grant foreign domestic workers a weekly rest day is an important reform but falls short of international standards. The changes, announced on March 5, 2012, go into effect only for new contracts beginning in January 2013 and do not address the exclusion of domestic workers from other key labor protections in Singapore’s Employment Act.
  • Singapore: Stop Hiding Behind Old Excuses
    Press release
    Jan 23, 2012

    The Singapore government should cease violating fundamental free expression rights citing self-serving historical and cultural justifications that only tarnish Singapore’s global image, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2012.

     

  • Singapore: UPR Outcome
    Written statement
    Oct 5, 2011

    Singapore’s UPR report focuses on its commitments to improving the social and economic well-being of the population through the delivery of enhanced health services, educational opportunities, and housing upgrades.

  • Singapore: Adopt UN Rights Recommendations
    Press release
    Sep 21, 2011

    Singapore should accept recommendations from other states on crucial civil and political rights issues given during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process at the United Nations Human Rights Council.

  • ASEAN: Reject Burma as Regional Group’s Chair
    Press release
    May 5, 2011
    Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should reject Burma's request to chair the regional grouping in 2014 until the Burmese government takes genuine steps towards improving human rights, including the release of more than 2,000 political prisoners.
  • Singapore: UN Rights Body Should Press for Fundamental Freedoms
    Press release
    May 4, 2011
    United Nations member states should denounce Singapore's severe restrictions on freedom of expression, association, and assembly during the country's first-ever Universal Periodic Review (UPR).
  • Singapore: Court to Hear Appeal by Critic of Judiciary
    Press release
    Apr 8, 2011
    On April 11, 2011, the Singapore Court of Appeal will hear the case of Alan Shadrake, a British author whose book criticized the Singaporean judiciary. The outcome of Shadrake’s appeal of his contempt of court conviction could have important implications for free expression in Singapore.