Singapore has agreed to support 243 recommendations on human rights put forward by United Nations member states, according to CNA. The recommendations include measures to strengthen protections for migrant workers, the outlet reported on Tuesday.
The Straits Times reported that the figure amounts to 71 percent of the recommendations Singapore received through the process. The remaining recommendations were not supported.
The recommendations came through the Universal Periodic Review, a mechanism in which the UN Human Rights Council examines the human rights records of all member states on a recurring basis. The review involves other countries submitting suggestions, which the state under review then indicates whether it supports.
The Fédération internationale pour les droits humains published an oral statement on the adoption of Singapore's review, according to the reporting summary. The organization's statement was listed alongside coverage from CNA, The Straits Times and UA.NEWS.
The reporting does not specify which individual recommendations Singapore declined to support, nor does it detail the specific migrant worker measures included among those it accepted.
What to watch next: how Singapore implements the supported recommendations, particularly those concerning migrant worker protections, and whether further details emerge on the recommendations it did not accept.
