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943:. Amnesty International maintains that corporal punishment is in itself contrary to human rights, but this has been disputed. Caning is never ordered on its own in Singapore, only in combination with imprisonment. Caning can be enforced of at least three strokes, combined with a minimum of three months' imprisonment, for foreign workers and illegal immigrants who overstay by more than 3 months. The government argues that this is necessary to deter would-be immigration offenders, as Singapore remains an attractive destination for illegal immigrants; experience prior to 1989 had shown that imprisonment was not alone a sufficient deterrent. It feels that long-term overstayers who are not able to work legitimately pose social problems and may turn to crime, affecting its citizens. 3323: 161: 602:
October 2017, all event organisers are required to notify the police if they expect more than 5,000 attendees for public events or 10,000 at any one time for private assemblies. Further amendments to the Act were subsequently added, including allowing the Commissioner of Police to refuse a permit for public assembly or procession if it is deemed to be directed towards a political or religious end, or is organised by or involving non-Singapore entities and citizens, due to the risk of
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records to be made inaccessible to physicians and healthcare workers, but the records will still be added and updated to the electronic system. While the authorities have asserted that only relevant healthcare workers will have access to the patients' data, it was noted that there have been cases of illegal access of patients' records from outside Singapore even with the privacy safeguards in place.
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believed that law enforcement and government agencies have extensive networks for gathering information and conducting surveillance. A majority of Singaporeans are widely aware that authorities track telephone conversations and the use of the internet of civilians, and indirect routine checks are usually done on some government critics.
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Male citizens who hold dual citizenships can only renounce their Singapore citizenship upon completion of their service, unless they have citizenship of another country at age 11, and have announced to the Ministry of Defence of their intention to renounce their citizenships before the age of 11, and
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A Ministry of Manpower (MOM) spokesman told The New Paper it has received feedback from employment agencies here that the Indonesian authorities are enforcing a "zero placement fee policy" from Jan 1 next year. The ruling means employers must now pay this fee to enable new Indonesian FDWs to come to
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has mentioned that elections in Singapore are free of electoral fraud and voter suppression, and that the party's widespread support can be explained by the relative stability of the PAP, infighting among other parties, and a sense of nostalgia and reverence for the leadership of the country's first
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does not protect citizens from government-sanctioned surveillance. The government does not need prior judicial authorisation to conduct any surveillance interception, and documents that restrict what officials can do with personal data are classified. In a U.S State Department report in 2015, it is
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Under the Public Order Act 2009, a police permit is required to hold large public processions or outdoor assemblies legally. However, indoor assemblies could be held freely without the need to apply for police permits. There have been multiple amendments to the Public Order Act since 2009 and as of
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Previously, the recruitment fees of domestic workers can be up to 40% of the workers salary in a two-year contract. In 2020, the Singapore government announced that a law will be legislated that will pass the cost of placement fee to employers, as a way for the country to reduce its reliance on
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Police permits are also not granted to events that are deemed to have a "significant risk of public disorder" and those that could "incite feelings of hostility between different racial and religious groups" in Singapore. This is due to the fact that racial riots have previously occurred in the
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In November 2017, it was announced that the government would introduce legislation in 2018 to mandate all private doctors to submit patient information for the centralised national healthcare database named National Electronic Health Records System (NEHR). Patients can request for their health
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According to Amnesty International, laws were relaxed in 2010 that had limited freedom of expression and assembly, and to stifle critics and activists. However, lawsuits were taken out by the authorities against dissidents. Government critics and human rights defenders nevertheless held public
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Corporal punishment may also be ordered for various sexual offences, rioting, the possession of weapons, violence of all kinds, illicit drug use, and vandalism of public property. Male members of the armed forces are liable to a less severe form of caning for breaches of military discipline.
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The offence of scandalizing the court is committed when a person brings a court or a judge into contempt, or to lower authority. Allegations of bias, lack of impartiality, impropriety or any wrongdoing concerning a judge in the exercise of his judicial function falls within the offence.
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Section 10 of the Act gives the Minister the power to appoint the management shareholders of all newspaper companies and to control any transfers of such management shares. It also gives the management shareholders a minimum 66% majority in any votes regarding staffing decisions.
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between residents and their government, and expect to "surrender certain civil liberties and individual freedoms in exchange for fundamental guarantees: security, education, wealth, safety, affordable housing, and health care." With the push for the
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In addition to punishing actions that tend to undermine the administration of government, the Act also criminalizes actions which promote feelings of ill-will or hostility between different races or classes of the population.
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The government argues that death penalty is meted out for the most serious crimes to curb the drug menace as Singapore is particularly vulnerable due to its small size and location near the
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Singapore provides basic protection for foreign domestic workers, such as a standard number of working hours and rest days. Foreign workers can also report their employers to the
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initiative to collate and analyse big data from all aspects of urban life for decision-making, it is unclear how individual rights to privacy will continue to be upheld.
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without formal charges or recourse to trial, and has historically been used to imprison political opponents of the ruling party, including former parliamentary member
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of some political and racially or religiously sensitive content exists, and is imposed in the form of stringent media regulations, and indirect approaches through
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The Act requires the chief editor or the proprietor of the newspaper to obtain a permit from the Minister in order to print or publish a newspaper in Singapore.
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The Sedition Act prohibits seditious acts and speech; and the printing, publication, sale, distribution, reproduction and importation of seditious publications.
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listed Singapore on Tier 1, which states that the Singapore government has fully complied with the TVPA's minimum standards, making it a non-issue.
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and include rights found in subsequent amendments and referendums. These rights have evolved through Singapore's history as a part of the
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avoid all "socio-economic benefits of a Singapore citizenship" before their renunciation of Singaporean citizenship after attaining the
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on local journalists and withdrawal of public arts funding. Government pressure to conform has resulted in the practice of
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for numerous criminal offences if committed by males under 50, and this is a mandatory sentence for some offences such as
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and political rights, especially during the 20th century. The right to freedom of speech and association is guaranteed by
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With alternative parties still in the early stages of being a political force, Singapore gained a reputation of being a
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in a data leak. The group is alleged to have used spyware to analyse the digital footprint of its intended audience.
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The only place in Singapore where outdoor public assemblies do not require police permits (for citizens) is at the
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in the case of mistreatment, and employers have been fined or even jailed when found guilty of such acts.
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on 27 December 2022 and gazetted on 3 January 2023, thus Section 377A was struck off the books.
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that the government intended to repeal Section 377A, effectively ending criminalisation both
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ranked it as the world's third least corrupt country and as the most transparent in Asia.
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in the park, a situation that some Singaporeans and Singaporean MPs have commented on.
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Optional Protocol to the CRC on the involvement of children in armed conflict in 2008
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with varying amounts of support ranging from 60–70% of the popular vote under the
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International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
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Law dean Simon Chesterman brought up the need for greater transparency on the
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if they were to apply to return to Singapore to study or work in the future.
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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
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passed a bill to repeal Section 377A. The bill was assented by President
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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
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before eventually being released. In the 2000s during the height of
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with a vote count of 61.23%, while the largest opposition party the
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Founding of modern Singapore and early colonial period (1819–1826)
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When the Singapore constitution was written, it did not include a
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generally perceived as one of the lowest in the world. In 2020
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Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019
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Watts, Jake Maxwell; Purnell, Newley (25 April 2016).
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