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UN alarmed by Singapore executions for drug-related offences
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The United Nations voiced alarm on Wednesday at the number of people being executed in Singapore for drug-related offences, saying it was incompatible with human dignity.
UN rights chief Volker Turk said there had been a general shift away from the use of capital punishment in Asia, and Singapore was one of only a few countries imposing the death penalty for drug-related crimes not involving intentional killing.
The death penalty is mandatory in Singapore for drug trafficking above certain...
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