"Save Nagaenthran”: Advocates Call for Death Sentence Pardon in Singapore
From New Naratif's Political Agenda by New Naratif
November 9, 2021 · 1h 0m
About this episode
The episode discusses the case of Nagaenthran, a man facing execution in Singapore, highlighting issues of disability rights and the death penalty.
In defiance of its own laws and the UN Convention of Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Singapore government intends to hang a man with borderline intellectual functioning for smuggling 42.72 grams of diamorphine—a form of heroin used to treat severe pain. PJ Thum speaks to Emmy Charissa, a disability rights activist; Kokila Annamalai, an anti-death penalty activist; and Mila Rockey, sister of death row prisoner Syed Suhail and also an anti-death penalty activist, about Mr Nagaenthran’s case, the lack of a fair trial that accommodated his disabilities, and drug trafficking and the death penalty in Singapore. Things you can do to help #SaveNagaenthran: Sign this petition Write to President Halimah Yacob Write to your local MPs Support the Transformative Justice Collective
People in this episode
Host: PJ Thum
Guests: Emmy Charissa, Kokila Annamalai, Mila Rockey
Topics covered
- death penalty
- disability rights
- drug trafficking
- legal system
- human rights
- activism
Keywords
- Nagaenthran
- death sentence
- borderline intellectual functioning
- diamorphine
- fair trial
- Singapore
- activism
- petition
- human rights
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Singapore government, UN Convention of Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Transformative Justice Collective
Places: Singapore
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