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Income Gap: The different faces of Singapore

(The Star)
04 May 2008

The top 10 percent of the population are the rich, who live in wealthy districts, while the bottom 20 percent are the languishers who have difficulty coping with a high cost structured life. The third is the large middle class.

News
Malaysia: Positive engagement with civil society and moving with elections for local government

(CGG-Suaram)
04 May 2008

The Coalition for Good Governance (CGG), an informal grouping of 55 civil society organisations (CSOs), thanks the State Government of Selangor for the meeting with the Mentri Besar of Selangor (MB) on 16 April 2008.

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Asia: Human rights defenders face risk

(Forum Asia)
23 March 2008

Eight non-governmental organisations presented their joint statement in the interactive dialogue with Hina Jilani, the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights defenders (HRDs), at the 7th session of the UN Human Right Council in Geneva.

News
S'pore: Arrest of consumer rights protesters

(AI Canada - Singapore/Malaysia Network)
23 March 2008

Around 20 persons wearing red T-shirts that said "Tak Boleh Tahan" protested outside parliament house, holding placards and shouting slogans decrying the rising cost of living.

Breaking News
Malaysia GE2008 - Opposition Won 5 States

(Aliran)
09 March 2008

For the first time, Barisan Nasional coalition lost its two-thirds parliamentary majority. Malaysian opposition won in 5 states - Penang, Kedah, Perak, Selangor and Kelatan. A well-deserved victory that promises the birth of a new dawn in Malaysian politics.

Asean civil society groups can lead the way (06-Feb-2008)

Malaysia: Death in Custody with Impunity (28-Jan-2008)

Police reject application for Complaints Choir  (27-Jan-2008)

A step closer to ending the death penalty (30-Dec-2007)

Celebrating International Human Rights Day 2007 (15-Dec-2007)

International Human Rights Day - Celebration (05-Dec-2007)

Is the time right for Singapore to have a a human rights body? (04-Dec-2007)

ASEAN to create toothless human rights body (22-Nov-2007)

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

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.