Tracing the history of the anti-death penalty movements in Singapore

• Main Authors: CHIA, Priscilla, ZENG, Rachel, TAY, Audrey, KOH, Shi Min
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
• Subjects: Singapore; history; capital punishment; Asian Studies; Human Rights Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/2053; https://search.library.smu.edu.sg/permalink/65SMU_INST/1kfjump/alma99215812702601
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Singapore makes for an interesting case study on capital punishment. The death penalty is mainly imposed for murder and drug offences in Singapore. In the early decades of independence, the Anti-Death Penalty Movement (ADPM) existed largely on the fringes of society but was led by prominent individu...