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Human Rights Commission of Malaysia welcomes Govt’s decision to place Children in immigration depots under care of NGOs

MALAYSIA – The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) has welcomed the government’s decision to place children held in immigration…
Commentaries

EU should not lose hope in raising the issue of human rights with ASEAN

by Simone Galimberti There were a lot of expectations for the first-ever summit between the European Union (EU) and the…
Current Affairs

Diplomatic row between SG and UK after 24 strokes of caning for Briton found guilty of repeated drug offences

A diplomatic row between longtime allies Singapore and the United Kingdom (UK) has transpired over the caning of a UK…
Civil Society

UN Human Rights Office urges Thailand to promptly enact torture and disappearance law fully incorporating international standards

After more than a decade of deliberation, it is critical that the proposed law criminalising torture and enforced disappearance in…
Civil Society

Human rights organisations call for release of activist Teresita Naul ahead of court case

In a statement on Thursday (16 July), CIVICUS, World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), Karapatan, and other human rights organisations in…
Commentaries

The Case Against Prabgaran’s Execution; Are we 100% sure that this man is guilty?

Prabagaran, a 29 year-old Malaysian, is set to be hung at dawn in less than 48 hours. With the exception…
Current Affairs

Room for improving voting process, campaigning ethics for free and fair elections: MARUAH to ELD

Human rights advocacy group MARUAH has written a letter to Mr Lee Seng Lup, Head of the Elections Department, to call for more…

UPR Consultation

Dear Friends, Singapore is due for its first review on human rights at the Human Rights Council in Geneva next…

Singapore does uphold human rights’ norms

Koh Jie Kai / Senior Writer As a Ms Dell Butler noted in the Straits Times forum a few months…

Human Rights Anniversary – U60 launches series of events

SINGAPORE JOINS THE WORLD IN COMMEMORATING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS Some 20 groups and…