Singapore supports 243 human rights recommendations, including stronger migrant worker protections

Singapore supports 243 human rights recommendations, including stronger migrant worker protections

The country supported about 71 per cent of the recommendations it received, but did not back changes to domestic worker laws, the death penalty or free speech legislation.

Oral Statement: Adoption of the Universal Periodic Review of Singapore

On 28 September 2026, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) delivered a statement at the 63rd session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council during the Interactive Dialogue for the adoption of Singapore's Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The stated criticalism of the Singaporean government's failure to accept key recommendations on the death penalty and freedom of peaceful assembly. Read the statement below. Mister Presid…