Amnesty International's Report "Singapore - The Death
Penalty: A Hidden Toll Of Executions"
Sg never hide hanging.It will publish the photo of the convict
after hanging,
with the crime committed.
2.The Singapore Government's Response To Amnesty
International's Report
5 The Singapore Government makes no apology for its tough law and
order system.
Amnesty International's claim that the death penalty is a
violation of international human rights standards
7.....For example, even the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights provides that the death sentence "may be imposed
only for the most serious crimes".
.8 On the two occasions, in 1999 and 1994, that the European Union
attempted to get the United Nations General Assembly to adopt a
resolution that called for a moratorium on the death penalty with
the view towards its abolition, these attempts failed....In 2003,
63 countries, or one-third of the UN's membership, disassociated
themselves.
Factual inaccuracies and gross misrepresentation of facts
in AI"s account of the death penalty in Singapore.
13"Majority of those executed are foreigners":
Singaporeans, and not foreigners, were themajority of those
executed.
In the last five years, 73% executed were Singaporeans.Given that
one in four residents in Singapore is a foreigner, it is not only
false but mischievous to allege that a significant proportion of
prisoners executed were foreigners.
15"It is mostly the poor, least educated, and vulnerable
people who are executed": Of those executed from 1993 to
2003, 95% were above 21 years of age, and 80% had received formal
education.About 80% of those who had been sentenced to capital
punishment had employment before their convictions.
There are many info,incl breakdown of age,eduaction and
jobs.
3.The results speaks volume for death penalty:Spore arrest
Year.....Total number of abusers.............First time
abusers
1993.......5857.........................................1293
2003......1785............................................714