Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) has urged Singapore to stop Kalwant Singh's execution.
On October 24, 2013, Kalwant was found guilty and condemned to death for allegedly trafficking 60.15g of diamorphine.
The execution of the 32-year-old Malaysian is slated for July 7.
The director of the LFL, Zaid Malek, referred to the death sentence as a "extremely outdated and cruel form of punishment."
"It has no deterrent effect on major crime, is irreversible, and is the ultimate rejection of human rights.
"Continuing to hang drug mules while fully aware that drug mules are readily replaced by drug kingpins demonstrates that Singapore favours the perception of action above genuinely addressing the illicit drug trade in the area," he said in a statement released on Thursday (June 30).
Noting that the United Nations has deemed the implementation of the death sentence for drug offenses to be in breach of international law and to constitute illegal killing, he stated that Singapore is "contrary to established international standards."
"We urgently encourage the government of Singapore to abide by international law and prevent the execution of Kalwant Singh, as well as to reconsider its use of the death sentence for narcotics offenses.
"We also urge the Malaysian government to make urgent appeals to Singapore to prevent the execution of our person," he added.
The Malaysian Nagaenthran Dharmalingam was executed on April 27 for smuggling 43 grams of heroin into Singapore.
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