Civil Society Law & Order Here’s why allowing police access to TraceTogether data goes beyond matters of intrusion of privacy, according to Amnesty International Many countries around the world have adopted mass surveillance to keep track… user6 January 2021
Civil Society Law & Order Tech Human Rights Watch urges S’pore govt to promptly firewall TraceTogether data away from police, other law enforcement personnel The Singapore government should protect the population’s right to privacy by “immediately… user5 January 2021
Asia China Civil Society Hong Kong protests not only a domestic issue, but “a global fight against democratic recession”: Hong Kong human rights activist Hong Kong’s protest movement extends beyond a domestic issue — rather, it… The Online Citizen24 December 2020
Civil Society Investigations & Inquiries Media Opinion Individuals arrested and detained under ISA “have no opportunity to respond” to allegations, says Function 8 director Teo Soh Lung Individuals detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) “have no opportunity to… The Online Citizen21 December 2020
Civil Society Labour Law & Order 27 civil society organisations jointly urge President Halimah Yacob to convene COI to review Singapore’s justice system in open letter 27 civil society organisations in an open letter released on Friday (18… The Online Citizen18 December 2020
China Civil Society UN expert expresses shock at continued crackdown on human rights defenders and lawyers in China A United Nations (UN) human rights expert on Wednesday (16 Dec) expressed… The Online Citizen17 December 2020
ASEAN Civil Society Civil society organisations demand Laos govt to reveal Sombath’s fate and whereabouts On the eighth anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Lao civil society… The Online Citizen16 December 2020
Asia Civil Society Education South Korea criminalizes North Korean human rights activism: Human Rights Foundation Earlier on Monday (14 Dec), the South Korean National Assembly passed a… The Online Citizen16 December 2020
Civil Society Court Cases International S’pore Ambassador to US makes “no apologies” for balancing right to protest against “right of others to not be inconvenienced by such protests” Singapore makes “no apologies” for holding on to its “own values” by… The Online Citizen11 December 2020
Asia Civil Society COVID-19 induced human rights violations need civil society oversight: Asia Centre report COVID-19 induced human rights violations need civil society oversight, as emergency and… The Online Citizen10 December 2020
