AUSTRALIA. ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION URGES SINGAPORE TO HALT NGUYEN'S EXECUTION

the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) urged the Singapore government not to execute Nguyen Tuong Van, a 25-year-old convicted Australian drug runner sentenced to hang for heroin smuggling.
"Such action of the Singapore government is a violation of the right to life, which is one of the most fundamental of human rights, as guaranteed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights," the AHRC said in a statement.
"Although a date has not yet been announced, it is likely the hanging will be carried out within weeks," the AHRC said. "We call on the president of Singapore for a moratorium on Van Tuong Nguyen's execution. We also urge the Singapore government to abolish the death penalty and, in the meantime, to establish a moratorium on all executions."