International Pressure Mounts on Singapore to Halt Cannabis Execution

The United Nations Human Rights Office has urged Singapore to reconsider the scheduled execution of Tangaraju Suppiah, who was convicted of trafficking over one kilogram of cannabis. Singapore has some of the world's toughest anti-drug laws and insists the death penalty remains an effective deterrent against trafficking. However, the UN's Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights disagrees and has concerns around due process and respect for fair trial guarantees. Tangaraju's family have sent letters to Singapore's president seeking clemency and retrial, while the local missions of the European Union and its member states have jointly called for him to be given a non-capital sentence.