Nora Murat, Executive Director of Amnesty International (Malaysia), writes to New Asia Republic, reflecting on the 8.8.88 Burmese Uprising.
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In order to address the community health concerns of the host country and the HIV patient’s migration rights, there is a need to establish the latter’s knowledge on management of his condition and more importantly, the reduction of the likelihood of the spread of virus to members of his host community.
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Australian High Court Judge Michael Kirby asks, "What, for example, are we to make of the so-called “Asian values” that are sometimes said to justify departures and exceptions from human endeavours to pronounce universal principles such as are found in the Bioethics Declaration?" at the recently concluded Singapore Bioethics Congress.
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Based on the undemocratic flaws in the 2008 Constitution and the military regime’s unjust election laws, the delegation called for the government of Malaysia to denounce this year’s elections unless the military regime changes course.
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Dr. James Gomez informed human rights officer Ms Hannah Wu and several of her colleagues of SFD's plans and secured agreement to the independent submission during a meeting at the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights in Bangkok on 22 June 2010.
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The Thai Representative to the ASEAN Inter-governmental Human Rights Commission Dr Sriprapha Petcharamesree shares her stand with New Asia Republic on the escalating violence in Bangkok.
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Singapore’s decision to maintain mandatory death penalty for Yong Vui Kong criticised by the International Harm Reduction Association.
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The adoption of certain human rights ideal should take into account the socio-economic environment. Min Cheong
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Lack of transparency will only impede the cause of human rights. Donaldson Tan
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MARUAH Singapore (Singapore Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism held an engaging consultation workshop at the Novotel Clarke Quay on 22nd August 2009. The morning kicked off with a series of presentations by distinguished speakers. It was then followed by a series of discussions on a range of ASEAN Human Rights related...
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