December 12, 2017
“Kill the Chicken to Scare the Monkeys”
Suppression of Free Expression and Assembly in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore’s political environment remains overwhelmingly repressive, with serious restrictions on free expression, association, and peaceful assembly through overly broad criminal laws and regulations. In 2023, the authorities carried out the highest number of executions for drug-related offenses in over a decade, including the first woman put to death in 20 years. The government aggressively enforces a sweeping “online falsehoods” law that permits government ministers to order the “correction” or removal of online content, and uses the Foreign Interference (Counter-Measures) Act (FICA) to restrict interactions with foreigners. There are no legal protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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February 28, 2024
Letter to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
Re: Human Rights and the ASEAN-Australia Leaders' Summit
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Media Freedom in Decline; Human Rights Defenders Targeted
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January 12, 2023
Singapore: Execution Spree Raises Rights Concerns
Authorities Harass and Punish Activists
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August 22, 2022
Singapore to Decriminalize Gay Sex
But Government Pledge Suggests Entrenching Other Inequalities
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May 10, 2022
US-ASEAN: Promote Rights, Democracy at Summit
President Biden Should Raise Key Issues with Regional Leaders
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April 22, 2022
Myanmar: ASEAN’s Failed ‘5-Point Consensus’ a Year On
Key Countries Should Overhaul Approach to Junta’s Atrocities
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April 22, 2022
How Does Inviting Autocrats to the White House Make Asia More Free?
The upcoming U.S.-ASEAN special summit stands in jarring juxtaposition to last year’s “Summit for Democracy” — to which most ASEAN states didn’t merit an invitation.
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