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Depoliticisation of education and deceit in monolithic stories of Singapore unforgivable

At the 30th Anniversary of Operation Spectrum which was held at the…

UN Human Rights Office urges Malaysian Government to investigate disappearance cases of religious community workers

BANGKOK 23 May 2017) – The United Nations Human Rights Office for…

UN rights experts: Blasphemy law has no place in a tolerant nation like Indonesia

GENEVA (22 May 2017) – A group of United Nations human rights…

MARUAH expresses concern over amendment of Public Order Act

In a recent statement issued to the press, Maruah, a local non-government…

Many elderly work out of need, not out of choice

The National Survey of Senior Citizens showed that senior citizens did not…

Local NGO, Think Centre issues statement to condemn impending execution of Muhammad Ridzuan

Think Centre, a Singapore non-government organisation for political development, democracy, rule of law,…

Amnesty International calls for scheduled execution for Muhammad Ridzuan be halted

Amnesty International today called on the Singapore authorities to halt the execution…

FIDH: Singaporean authorities must immediately halt planned execution of Muhammad Ridzuan

Paris, 18 May 2017: FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights calls…

AWARE to launch petition to call for changes to housing policies for single parents and their children

14 May 2017 ​- To mark Mother’s Day (14 May) and International…

Pink Dot 2017: Foreigners not allowed to attend annual LGBT pride event due to new changes to regulation

The organisers of the annual Pink Dot event has just announced that…