Singapore
Singapore’s political environment is stifling. Citizens face severe restrictions on their basic rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly through overly broad criminal laws and regulations. In 2019, parliament passed a sweeping “online falsehoods” law that permits a single government minister to order the “correction” or removal of online content. The rights of the LGBT community are severely curtailed. Sexual relations between men remains a criminal offense, and there are no legal protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. After Singapore’s initial success in controlling the Covid-19 pandemic, soaring cases among the city-state’s large migrant worker population highlighted the cramped and unhygienic dormitories in which most of them live.
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Singapore Arrests Activists Supporting Trans Students
Arrests Focus Spotlight on Anti-Free Speech Laws
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Singapore Spying on Students’ Laptops
Mandatory Order to Install Surveillance Software Infringes on Child Privacy, Expression
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Asian Nations Reject UN Vote Against Death Penalty
11 Asia-Pacific Governments Oppose 120 States on Capital Punishment Moratorium
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Singapore Should Rehabilitate, Not Execute, Drug Users
Halt Imminent Execution of Syed Suhail Bin Syed Zin; Abolish Death Penalty
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Singapore: Quash Prominent Activist’s Conviction
Jailing of Jolovan Wham Violates Right to Peaceful Assembly
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Singapore Judge Issues Death Sentence by Zoom
Use of Capital Punishment Out of Step with Global Standards
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Gay Sex Still a Crime in Singapore Thanks to Dubious Legal Rulings
Keeping a Law on the Books Just to Demonize a Minority is Clearly Wrong
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