Scumaporean Jeremy Lau hates human rights

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<!--close .storyLeft-->MR JEREMY Lau's reaction to the United Nations review of Singapore's human rights record is understandable ('Human rights and ISA: S'pore shouldn't bow to pressure'; Tuesday).

As a Singaporean, I can empathise with his dismay at our beloved country being told what to do by others who do not necessarily know better. But while we band together as a nation in collective outrage, I also want to call attention to an alternate perspective - the UN's.
Consider this scenario: A teacher sees a student coming to class looking depressed and asks why. The student confides that her father has been punishing her by locking her in her room for hours at a time without hearing her explanation.
The teacher is busy with classes and administrative work, but she knows that she must take the time to call the student's father for a clarification.
The father turns out to be well-spoken, civilised and apparently highly educated. He eloquently explains to the teacher that his child has been very naughty, and so her punishment is justified. He politely insinuates that the teacher is perhaps not fully aware of the situation at home and should not interfere.
The teacher backs down, subdued by the parent's articulate yet indifferent response. Meanwhile, the confinements continue and the child visibly sinks into deeper depression.
This scenario presents an ethical dilemma that is beyond the scope of a letter.
However, it should be clear that the teacher is only trying to do her job - she may well have more urgent issues to attend to, but she sees herself as a caregiver and, therefore, feels obliged to speak up.
Whether the parent is right or wrong is beside the point; the teacher deserves empathy and respect for her moral courage. She deserves to speak and to be taken seriously.
The UN aims to foster international peace and human rights, albeit by its own definition, for all the citizens of the world.
Whether we agree with its opinions or not, let us give it a listen. As Britain's World War II Prime Minister Winston Churchill once said: 'Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.'
Liang Kaicheng

 

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<!--close .storyLeft-->MR JEREMY Lau's reaction to the United Nations review of Singapore's human rights record is understandable ('Human rights and ISA: S'pore shouldn't bow to pressure'; Tuesday).

As a Singaporean, I can empathise with his dismay at our beloved country being told what to do by others who do not necessarily know better. But while we band together as a nation in collective outrage, I also want to call attention to an alternate perspective - the UN's.
Consider this scenario: A teacher sees a student coming to class looking depressed and asks why. The student confides that her father has been punishing her by locking her in her room for hours at a time without hearing her explanation.
The teacher is busy with classes and administrative work, but she knows that she must take the time to call the student's father for a clarification.
The father turns out to be well-spoken, civilised and apparently highly educated. He eloquently explains to the teacher that his child has been very naughty, and so her punishment is justified. He politely insinuates that the teacher is perhaps not fully aware of the situation at home and should not interfere.
The teacher backs down, subdued by the parent's articulate yet indifferent response. Meanwhile, the confinements continue and the child visibly sinks into deeper depression.
This scenario presents an ethical dilemma that is beyond the scope of a letter.
However, it should be clear that the teacher is only trying to do her job - she may well have more urgent issues to attend to, but she sees herself as a caregiver and, therefore, feels obliged to speak up.
Whether the parent is right or wrong is beside the point; the teacher deserves empathy and respect for her moral courage. She deserves to speak and to be taken seriously.
The UN aims to foster international peace and human rights, albeit by its own definition, for all the citizens of the world.
Whether we agree with its opinions or not, let us give it a listen. As Britain's World War II Prime Minister Winston Churchill once said: 'Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.'
Liang Kaicheng

You go and band together the freaking sinkie nation yourself, i go somewhere where real human lives. SInkie ass!!!

 

[Forvendet]

You go and band together the freaking sinkie nation yourself, i go somewhere where real human lives. SInkie ass!!!

You've said that you're always in Singapore.

 

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This is what this Lau Pappist dog wrote to the Singapore Propanganda Times:
Human rights and ISA: S'pore shouldn't bow to pressure
Published on Sep 27, 2011
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<!--close .storyLeft-->THE two articles over the weekend about human rights and the Internal Security Act ('UN review of S'pore's human rights ends'; last Saturday; and 'S'pore 'faces pressure to repeal ISA''; Sunday) remind me that Singapore faces external and internal pressures to change according to the standards of those who think they know better.
The human rights review is an external pressure to make Singapore conform to how other nations think the Republic should be run.
I am also reminded of how, during the Asian financial crisis, the Western-centric International Monetary Fund (IMF) tried to pressure Malaysia into conforming to its measures.
But to his credit, then Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad ignored the IMF measures which eventually led to a weaker economy in the countries which bowed to IMF pressure.
One suspects there are more reasons behind the formation of human rights groups which bend to Western ideals.
Would we want their values?
On the other hand, the call for abolishing the ISA is an internal pressure by those who are unhappy with the Government and are unable to appreciate that what works for other nations may not work for Singapore and vice versa.
Critics of the ISA have taken freedom of speech and human rights to the extreme. I applaud the Government for being decisive and having the courage to say 'No'.
Jeremy Lau