# singapore death penalty

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Ending corporal punishment of children in penal systems - Penal Reform International » Photo by Salman Hossain Saif on Unsplash Despite international bodies calling for the abolition of corporal punishment of children, in many states it is still lawfully used as a disciplinary measure in penal institutions and as a sentence for crime. In the second blog of our series for the World Congress on Justice with Children, Sonia […] Penalreform.org

Trump Calls For Death Penalty To 'Get Tough' On Drug Pushers » Unveiling a long-awaited plan to combat the national scourge of opioid drug addiction, President Donald Trump called Monday for stiffer penalties for drug traffickers, including embracing a tactic employed by some of the global strongmen he admires: the death penalty. Cbsnews.com

The Untold Story of Otto Warmbier, American Hostage » What happened to U.S. college student Otto Warmbier—who was sent home brain-damaged from North Korea—is more shocking than anyone knew. Gq.com

Why Singapore banned chewing gum » Lee Kuan Yew, who died on Monday at the age of 91, personified the country's ban on sales of chewing gum - what was it about gum he so disliked? Bbc.com

India gang rape suspect who says he's 17 to appear in court to confirm age, determine eligibility for death penalty » If court confirms he's only 17, gang rape and murder suspect will face 3 years detention, not death penalty like 5 others Cbsnews.com

Singapore chides billionaire Branson over call to spare cannabis trafficker » Singapore government on Tuesday accused British billionaire Richard Branson of peddling falsehoods and disrespecting its justice system, hitting back at the tycoon over his call to spare a man set to be executed this week for drug trafficking. Reuters.com

OpenNet Initiative » A collaborative project between the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto; the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University; and the SecDev Group (Ottawa), OpenNet Initiative's mission is to identify and document Internet filtering and surveillance, and to promote and inform wider public dialogs about such practices. Cyber.harvard.edu

Trump's Plan For Opioid Crisis Includes Death Penalty For High-Volume Traffickers » President Trump has previously said "a drug dealer will kill 2,000, 3,000, 5,000 people during the course of his or her life" and not be punished as much as a murderer. Cbsnews.com