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(February
20, 2007/ Brussels) M. Ravi of the Singapore Democratic Party
ended today his fifteen-day internship at the European
Parliament in Brussels, Belgium and Strasbourg, France.
Graduating
from the University Cardiff in UK, M. Ravi is an Advocate &
Solicitor who was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 1997. Prior
to that in 1993, Ravi graduated from the National University of
Singapore (NUS) with a degree in Political Science and
Sociology.
M. Ravi
began his legal career in civil and criminal litigation and is
today armed with extensive court work experience. M. Ravi has
also gained experience working with teams in foreign law
practices and has been active in the academia having lectured
for various institutions like Monash University, University of
Queensland, University of London and National University of
Singapore.
He was a
presenter in Current Affairs and Magazine Programme at TCS from
1992-1995 and actively participated in televised debates and
various stage play.
M. Ravi is
the co-author of the book “Land of Good English” and recently
launched his second book “Hung At Dawn”. Today he is the
Singapore’s leading human rights lawyer.
The
internship program for CALD member parties is organized by the
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) and the
International Political Dialogue of the Friedrich Naumann
Foundation (IPD-FNF). It involves parliamentary work in the EP
in Brussels, Belgium and Strasbourg, France and research and
advocacy initiatives in select European non-government
organizations. |
