Kirsten Han
HRD & Member
We Believe in Second Chances
Kirsten Han is a human rights defender, a freelance journalist and a founding member of the anti-death penalty organisation We Believe in Second Chances. She has also written on labour rights, freedom of expression and transparency in national politics, among other issues.
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In contrast with Singapore's reputation as a successful economic hub, human rights defenders face lawsuits, fines, arrest and detention, and travel bans as a result of their legitimate work. Singapore has an extremely strict criminal defamation law, under which even those indirectly involved in producing an allegedly libelous article can be sued; printers, news vendors, authors and editors are all susceptible to charges.
