Civil society remains a central pillar in sustaining democratic systems, and its impact is strongest when it works in partnership with democracy-supporting political parties. Across Asia, as well as in Singapore however, these two actors often operate in parallel rather than in coordination. Efforts to bring civil society organisations and

Testimonials from Singaporeans detained without trial under the Internal Security Act (ISA)  all state that this law functions more as a mechanism of political control and less as a tool for national security. There is no doubt that as a piece of legislation, the Internal Security Act (ISA) concentrates extraordinary

In Singapore, the death penalty is normalised within a segment of society where state-sanctioned killings are rationalised while showing little empathy for those condemned. How big and constant a “segment” still remains to be determined. In the meantime, the pro-death penalty discourse in Singapore reveals a disturbing trend, where people