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(October 11,
2007/ Singapore) International organizations across the world
have endorsed a resolution urging the International Bar
Association (IBA) to speak up on human rights abuses in
Singapore during its conference next week.
The IBA's annual conference is scheduled to begin this Sunday 14
Oct 07 and last through till 19 Oct. Organisations such as the
World Movement for Democracy, the Council for the Community of
Democracies, Liberal International and the Club of Madrid as
well prominent lawmakers and democracy advocates are signatories
to the resolution, putting Singapore firmly on the radar of the
global democracy movement.
They are calling for the IBA to "express its concern at the lack
of respect for the rule of law in Singapore" and to "urge the
Singapore government to practice the rule of law and not the
rule by law by signing and ratifying the ICCPR (international
Covenant of Civil and Political Rights)."
The IBA will organise a one-day Rule of Law Symposium on 19 Oct
07 (For more information and to register, click here).
Singaporeans are encouraged to attend the Symposium to see how
Singapore can better adhere to the rule of law.
For more information, please
click
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