Singapore is set to carry out two executions this week, including the first woman to be hanged in nearly 20 years, according to rights groups. The Transformative Justice Collective (TJC) reported that a 56-year-old man convicted of trafficking heroin is scheduled to be hanged on Wednesday, while a 45-year-old woman named Saridewi Djamani is set to be executed on Friday. If carried out, Djamani would be the first woman to be executed in Singapore since 2004.

Singapore is set to hang its first woman in 20 years on Friday at the capital’s Changi Prison.

Saredewi Djamani was sentenced to death in 2018 for trafficking 30g of heroin - more than 500g of dope & 15g of heroin can result in the gallows.🥴 pic.twitter.com/MH9tPvP0z4

— Mr Pål Christiansen 🇳🇴🇬🇧 (@TheNorskaPaul) July 26, 2023

Amnesty International has called on Singapore to halt the executions, stating that there is no evidence that the death penalty acts as a deterrent for drug crimes.

Singapore has some of the world's toughest anti-drug laws, with the death penalty imposed for crimes such as drug trafficking.

Two people are due to be executed in #Singapore this week for drug-related offences.

There's NO evidence that the death penalty has any impact on the use and availability of drugs.

The death penalty must end everywhere.
https://t.co/OXOwhGXNLl

— Amnesty International (@amnesty) July 25, 2023

At least 13 people have been hanged since the government resumed executions following a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Singapore's authorities argue that the death penalty is an effective deterrent against crime.