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Extend day-off benefit to all workers in Singapore
Sinapan Samydorai

We strongly support the suggestion by Madam Halimah and hope that the Ministry of Manpower will consider implementing a day off each week not just for foreign domestic helpers but for all workers in Singapore.

Victimised migrant workers - Protect, don't punish
Stephanie Chok

The point of Home's letter was about a greater need to protect migrant workers who have been victims of scam agents and punish those who deliberately deceive them

Prosecute human traffickers and protect scam victims
Jolovan Wham
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TC 2011 Labour Day Message

Many Singaporean have little bargaining power and many still do not have capacities to deal with unreasonable employers. This Government does not even see the need for minimum wage to provide for the needs of workers and their families.

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University Bookshop Takes "Self-Censorship" Off Shelf

Kuat Kuat Lari! Exclusive Interview with Tang Liang Hong in Australia

Radio Programme Re-edited

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Publications

Self-Censorship: Singapore's Shame  SHAME Magazine
The Political Dimensions of the Economic Crisis  Publish and Perish: The Censorship of Opposition Party Publications in Singapore
Young Vietnam: Doi Moi's Children   Democratic Transitions in Asia
Internet Politics - Surveillance and Intimidation in Singapore  September 11 & Political Freedom - Asian Perspectives

News Saturday, 28 January, 2012

Public Forums
 Human Rights Defender Award 2011

(Think Centre)
09 January 2012

This 14 January 2012, Think Centre(TC) Singapore's oldest political association will present the Human Rights Defender award to Jolovan Wham.

by Think Centre

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Breaking News
 Dr.Chia Thye Poh honoured with Lim Lian Geok Spirit Award

(Think Centre)
20 December 2011

The reason for Dr.Chia Thye Poh winning the Award is upholding of his belief on democracy without any comprise and never losing his faith under 32 years of unjust detention without trial. An exemplary of the spirit of Nanyang University.

by Think Centre

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Breaking News
 Civil society must play bigger role in human rights

(UN News Centre)
16 December 2011

The next two years will be crucial for promoting human rights across South-East Asia, but the lack of involvement by civil society in regional rights issues remains a “major concern.”

by United Nation

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Breaking News
 Advancing Human Rights in Singapore

(Think Centre)
11 December 2011

The Singapore Unity Project (SUP), comprising active civil society organizations and individuals,commemorated International Human Rights Day at Speakers’ Corner on 10 December 2011. The event featured the first ever outdoor Singapore Really Really Free Market (SRRFM), art installations and performances by various artists. In order to raise awareness, participating civil society groups set up stalls to promote their causes and finally, a joint civil society statement was read.

by Singapore Unity Project (SUP)

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Breaking News
 Activists Commemorate World Day Against the Death Penalty

(Think Centre)
10 October 2011

9 October 2011, local activists and supporters gathered together at the Speakers' Corner to commemorate the 9th World Day Against the Death Penalty.

by Think Centre & SADPC

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Other News [ News | Features | Opinions | Scoops ]

The Government of Singapore pledge to do more on human rights (22-Sep-2011)

Singapore UPR Report:Forum Asia-Think Centre Oral Statement (22-Sep-2011)

Think Centre renews call to abolish ISA (16-Sep-2011)

PE: Voting wisely for the future beyond rhetoric (26-Aug-2011)

Malaysia:Why the sledgehammer?  (05-Jul-2011)

Malaysia: End mass repression of pro-reform activists (04-Jul-2011)

Highly disappointing: Singapore abstains from voting for Decent work for Domestic Workers (24-Jun-2011)

Malaysia: Refer Yong Vui Kong's case to ICJ (17-Jun-2011)

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Public Forums:
Interim Singapore Working Group

29 September 2007

Round Table discussion on ASEAN@40 Series of Events, Singapore Working Group for ASEAN, ASEAN Charter and ACSC-3

Articles:
Signing of the ASEAN Charter Set to Become a Tragic Farce
The future of human rights in Asean
40th Anniversary Highlights the Need to Set ASEAN on a New Path
The Draft ASEAN Charter: Is it people-centred?
Draft ASEAN Charter must be distributed to the people
ASEAN: Need for Greater Civil Society Involvement
THE ASEAN CHARTER: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
ASEAN Civil Society Conference
Interim Singapore Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism
Civil Society Consultation: Creating a Truly People-Centred ASEAN Community
The Interim Singapore Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism
RoundTable Discussion on
Establishing an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism
Peace Boat: Happy Birthday Aung San Suu Kyi
Civil society kicks off ASEAN Charter involvement (belatedly)
 
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Human Rights Watch Series:
Death Penalty in Singapore

25 April 2005

June 2001, Think Centre begins to raise public awareness on the death penalty issue.

Sign Petition Singapore: Calls for immediate moratorium on the death penalty

April 2005, Think Centre reaffirms call for a moratorium on death penalty and to commute all death sentences to imprisonment. Think Centre calls on the government to remove the mandatory capital punishment for simple possession of drugs. The mandatory death sentence must be removed. Singapore is believe to have the world's highest per capita execution rate,relative to its population.

Articles:
Singapore opposed the call for a moratorium on death-penalty
There Is More To The Death Penalty Debate
What does PERC have to do with Death Penalty!
AI reports on Singapore executions, human rights
The question of the death penalty
Think Centre calls for a moratorium on Death Penalty
Singapore activists vow to keep fire burning against death penalty
S'pore frees German drug offender
Jakarta: Protest against Death Penalty in Singapore
Singapore finally finds a voice in death row protest
HUNG AT DAWN: Concert Against Death Penalty
Static Art Display: Hung at Dawn Concert
Poem: Hung at Dawn
SINGAPORE: Two Africans sentenced to death
Singapore: Government defends mandatory death penalty
World Day Against the Death Penalty
Two Indonesian Domestic Workers Escape the Death Penalty
Hung at Dawn: Police Ban Sam's Face
6th May Candlelit Vigil
The Death Penalty – An Irrational Debate
Think Centre: Reaffirms Call for Moratorium on executions
The family and children of Shanmugam Murugesu
Suspected Drug Trafficker Free to Do Business
13 May 2005: Shanmugam to be hanged at 6am
President unable to accede for constititional court hearing
Think Centre calls for Constitutional Court decision and Moratorium on death penalty
Shanmugam Murugesu will be hanged: 13 May 2005
Singapore: President rejects clemency for Shanmugam
Death-row detainee Shanmugam:
2 hanged and there are 8 more
Death Penalty: SAVE THE LIFE OF SHANMUGAM MURUGESU
A PLEA TO SAVE THE LIFE
Govt criticized AI's report on Death Penalty: J.B.Jeyaretnam comments
Death Penalty: Latest worldwide statistics released
Malaysia: Is Capital Punishment Justified?
JAPAN: Death Penalty and the Media
BHUTAN: Capital punishment abolished
India: The debate on death penalty
Death Penalty: NGUYEN, Vietnamese refugee-cum-scout
Singapore struggles with image as executioner
Singapore: Death Penalty should be commuted to imprisonment
Death Penalty: Nguyen Tuong Van appeals
Two More to Hang in Singapore
Death Penalty
S'pore: Capital punishment soars
J.B.Jeyaretnam Calls for a Criminal Cases Review Commission
Think Centre Calls for a moratorium on Death Penalty
SINGAPORE: Death Penalty - Julaiha Begum (f), aged 52, faces imminent execution after her appeal for presidential clemency has been denied.
Singapore: High execution rate shrouded in secrecy
Singapore Death Penalty Shrouded In Silence
Singapore:
Indian migrant worker facing execution
Death penalty: The Unconstitutional Punishment
COURT DISMISSES DEATH-ROW APPEAL
Was innocent man hanged due to procedure?
Death Penalty: The Silence is Deafening and Disturbing
Zulfikar bin Mustaffah to be Hanged this Friday
Death Penalty Case Gets an Airing in Parliament
Drug Addicts and Death Penalty in Singapore
The Death Penalty in Southeast Asia
Death Penalty: Information needed on Death Sentence and Execution Statistics in Singapore this year
Clemency Plea to the President of Singapore
Zulfikar bin Mustaffah is a Drug Addict but NOT a Drug Trafficker!
Imminent Execution, 30 May 2001, Zulfikar bin Mustaffah, Aged 32, Unemployed
 
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 Vui Kong Story

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Quotes

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- Paulo Freire
Human Rights Watch

UN’s Human Rights Review of Singapore

The Government of Singapore reiterated that the enjoyment of human rights must be “balanced” with people’s obligations, yet it fails to concretely outline where the State’s obligations lie in ensuring the full promotion and protection of human rights for all living in Singapore

UN Rights Body Should Press for Fundamental Freedoms
HRW

Singapore claims exceptionalism as a way to dismiss international criticism of laws and practices that block meaningful access to free speech, association, and assembly.
Human Rights Education

Human Rights Day 2010

This year's Human Rights Day on 10 December is dedicated to Human Rights defenders who act to end discrimination.

UN Human Rights Day Statement
UN HCHR Navi Pillay

Media Watch

Wall Street Journal accused of attacking Singapore judiciary

Singapore's attorney-general accused the Wall Street Journal Asia of seeking to undermine the city-state's judiciary and sought a "substantial fine" on the newspaper's publisher.

Singapore: Restrictions Follow Critics to Cyberspace
Lin Quan Zhong

Policy Watch

Rich Singapore resists welfare reforms
Simon Montlake

The recent recession has exposed the vulnerability of Singapore have-nots. Critics say the city-state should provide a better social safety net.

Temasek's portfolio falls by S$40 billion
Saeed Azhar and Kevin Lim
Labour Watch

Blanket recruitment
Seah Chiang Nee

Singapore: Jobs are increasingly available but ironically many of the positions are in search for more foreigners to fill rather than Singaporeans.

Singapore: 5.9% or 116,300 are jobless
Abhijit
Election Watch

GE: The PAP win but Workers' Party make history

The opposition Workers' Party make history winning GRC and SMC. The people of Singapore have make history, making this change possible. We are celebrating our freedom of choice.

GE:Singaporeans to vote for meaningful life
ASEAN Watch
 

Indonesia Pushing to Steer the Course In Asean Single Market Transformation
Nivell Rayda

The 10 Asean countries are aspiring to build a single market and production base in a bid to build a highly competitive economic region.

Placing Human Rights at the Forefront of ASEAN Chair
SAPA TFAHR

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