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

Singapore supports 71% of UN human rights recommendations

Singapore supports 71% of UN human rights recommendations, advancing protections for vulnerable groups while balancing pragmatic governance and rule of law. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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.

Singapore migrant & domestic workers are included in 243 UN human rights recommendations for stronger protection supported by SG

The recommendations cover migrant and domestic workers, children, women, and digital rights, while Singapore declined several proposed legal changes

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…