Friday, February fourteenth, the UN says at least 22 people have been killed in a village in the Northwest region of Cameroon. Over half of those killed were children. No one has claimed responsibility for Friday’s incident but the opposition parties blame the killing on the government.
A Nigerian man set for execution in Singapore
Chijioke Stephen Obioha will be hanged on 18 November
unless President Tony Tan commutes his death sentence, which was imposed as the
mandatory punishment for trafficking.
"Time is running out for President Tan to step in and prevent this ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment from being carried out. He must use his power to grant clemency before it is too late."
“Singapore is a
week away from brutally ending the life of Chijioke Stephen Obioha for a crime
that international law and standards make clear should not be punished by
death,” said Josef Benedict, Amnesty International’s Campaigns Director for
Southeast Asia.
“Time is running out for President Tan to step in and prevent this ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment from being carried out. He must use his power to grant clemency before it is too late.”
Chijioke Stephen Obioha was found in possession of more
than 2.6 kilograms of cannabis in April 2007, surpassing the amount of 500
grams that triggers the automatic presumption of trafficking under Singapore
law.
This is a reminder of the pressing need for Singapore to
immediately re-impose an official moratorium on all executions with a view to
abolishing the death penalty.
Background
Chijioke Stephen Obioha’s appeal against his conviction
and sentence was rejected in August 2010.
After the rejection of his clemency appeal in April 2015,
his execution was set for 15 May 2015, but was stayed a day earlier to allow
him to apply for resentencing.
His family was only informed on 25 October 2016 that he
had withdrawn his application for resentencing earlier in the year, following
legal advice that he would not qualify.
Consequently, the Court of Appeal lifted the stay of
execution, which is now set for 18 November.
Chijioke Stephen Obioha has appealed once again for
clemency from the President, the only person with the power to commute his
death sentence.
As of today 103 countries have abolished the death
penalty for all crimes and 141 are abolitionist in law or practice.
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