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Pannir Selvam Pranthaman, wearing a checkered shirt with a bow tie, smiles at the camera surrounded by other young people wearing the same outfit, at an event with decorations on the walls. He has a thin moustache and parted hair.
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Singapore: Halt the Unlawful Execution of Malaysian for Drug Offense

The Singapore government must immediately halt the execution of Pannir Selvam Pranthaman.

October 6, 2025

Pannir Selvam Pranthaman, a young man with a slight moustache, stands smiling at the camera. He is at a festive event, wearing a checked shirt and bowtie along with other young people around him.
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Malaysia and Singapore: Stop All Executions and Uphold Human Rights

As five men are now believed to be at imminent risk in Singapore, we call on Singapore authorities to immediately…

September 22, 2025

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Singapore: Imminent Unlawful Execution For Drug Trafficking Must Be Halted

Singapore must take its first steps towards abolishing the death penalty once and for all.

November 20, 2024

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DEATH PENALTY 2022: Recorded Executions Skyrocket to Highest Figure in Five Years

Recorded executions in 2022 reached the highest figure in five years, as the Middle East and North Africa’s most notorious…

May 16, 2023

Essential workers load boxes for delivery in the central business district in Singapore on April 7, 2020, as the country ordered the closure of all businesses deemed non-essential as well as schools to combat the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. - Singapore's usually bustling business district was almost deserted on April 7 as most workplaces in the city-state closed to stem the spread of the coronavirus after a surge in cases. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP) (Photo by ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Over 20,000 Migrant Workers in Quarantine in Singapore Must be Protected from Mass Infection

Responding to reports that two dormitories for migrant workers in Singapore have been designated as “isolation areas” and that over…

April 7, 2020

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Singapore: Contempt of court bill is a threat to freedom of expression

Singapore’s Administration of Justice (Protection) Bill is a broad and vaguely worded law that will impose yet another undue restriction…

August 16, 2016

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Singapore: Disgraceful execution of Kho Jabing

Amnesty International condemns the execution of Kho Jabing, a Malaysian national convicted of murder, mere hours after his last chance…

May 20, 2016

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Singapore president must act now to stop execution

The Singapore authorities should immediately halt the execution of Kho Jabing, a Malaysian national convicted of murder, Amnesty International said…

May 19, 2016

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Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms

On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…

February 22, 2016

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Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016

International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…

February 18, 2016

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Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International

International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…

February 18, 2016

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Singapore: Malaysian man given last-minute reprieve from execution must be granted clemency

A Malaysian man sentenced to death in Singapore on the basis of a disputed murder reconstruction remains at imminent risk…

November 5, 2015