Regional Rights Body Dismissed as “Toothless” By Marwaan Macan-Markar BANGKOK, Jun 27 (IPS) – Southeast Asia is weeks away from getting its own regional human rights body, but not everyone is cheering the birth of this new mechanism due to be approved at a foreign ministers’ meeting here. Least of all the region’s vibrant human … Continue reading
I wrote in a blogpost in Mar ’09 Singapore’s a country in which the government has had a hand, finger & fist in practically everything. Especially so in its promotion & propagation of its vision of a multi-racial country. Thus, its a sad commentary in itself when it takes 45 long years for a dedicated … Continue reading
End the Death Penalty for Drug-Related Offenses, Human Rights Watch, 22 June 2009 As the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking approaches on June 26, the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN), of which Amnesty International is a member, Human Rights Watch and the International Harm Reduction Association call upon governments in Asia to … Continue reading
I wrote in a blogpost from May 08, The singapore rebel “investigations”, with all the harassment and intimidation, was ludicrous and paranoid enough. Doing it again for one nation under lee, which basically shows one the truth, the authorities might want to consider checking themselves into a mental institution for a psych evaluation. Having too … Continue reading
See also my post about the protest in Singapore by Iranians. I’ve placed hashtags in the title ‘cos this blogpost will be cross-posted to my twitter. The title itself is from the following article. The greening of Iran Timothy Cooper 22 June 2009 It was just one of those random emails that daily pops up, … Continue reading
I took this picture of Anthony Yeo in 2005. He was one of the speakers at a public forum on the death penalty, Night of Solidarity. I remember telling someone Kitaro has taken to the mike or something to that effect! I was taken aback when i first heard about his cancer about a week … Continue reading
WARNING: This blogpost contains extremely graphic videos. The two individuals were apparently shot and killed by Iranian government paramilitary forces during the June 20th protests. See also my blogpost about Iranians in Singapore protest election results. See Her Name Was Neda…. See here for twitter search results for Neda and CNN’s ‘Neda’ becomes rallying cry … Continue reading
Iran students in Singapore protest election Associated Press SINGAPORE – Iranian students in Singapore are calling on their government to hold another presidential election. About 70 Iranian graduate students held a protest Friday in downtown Singapore to denounce what they called a fraudulent presidential election at home. Masked students from Nanyang Technical University and National … Continue reading
Today is Aung San Suu Kyi’s 64th birthday. This is the 14th year she’s spending her birthday in detention. This is a 1996 documentary which also contains an interview with Aung San Suu Kyi.
Revisiting History Operation Spectrum – Breaking The Ice After 22 Years An open forum. No designated speakers. Admission is free. All are welcome to speak. Date: 28 June 2009 (Sunday) Time: 2pm – 5.30pm Venue: Diamond Room, Level 3, Quality Hotel, 201 Balestier Road [Jacob 69er: Click here for map] Organiser : Martyn See Blog … Continue reading
