Human rights lawyer refused entry into Singapore

[Leepotism]

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[TD="class: createdate"]WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012[/TD]
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[TD]Singapore Democrats

International human rights lawyer, Bob Amsterdam, was detained and turned back at Changi Airport when he visited Singapore on Sunday 20 May 2012.

Mr Amsterdam is acting for Dr Chee Soon Juan on the international stage and assisting him in on-going legal matters as many of Dr Chee's prosecutions involve international customary law. He is also the legal counsel for the SDP.

Mr Amsterdam is doing this on a pro-bono basis. He runs his law firm Amsterdam & Partners which has offices in Toronto and London, taking on a wide range of cases from sovereign wealth funds to human rights.

When he arrived at the airport, his passport was impounded at Customs and he was placed under detention. He was then put on a return flight. He was not given a reason for the refusal of his entry into Singapore.

Mr Amsterdam was visiting Singapore to discuss with Dr Chee legal matters regarding the denial of human rights in the country as they relate to the United Nation's Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Government continues to prohibit Dr Chee from traveling outside of Singapore because he was made a bankrupt by former prime ministers Mr Lee Kuan Yew and Mr Goh Chok Tong.

In 2009, Mr Amsterdam published a White Paper titled The Repression of Political Freedoms in Singapore: The Case of Opposition Leader Dr. Chee Soon Juan in which he reviews how the Singapore Government has monopolized the state’s apparatus to its own benefit. The result has been the denial of democratic rights and freedoms and the muzzling of domestic and international media.
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[Cruxx]

Orbi good! We don't need all these westerners and their human rights. We Asians are a practical lot. All we care about is having food on the table and money in our pockets. Majulah PAP!

 

[Leepotism]

Orbi good! We don't need all these westerners and their human rights. We Asians are a practical lot. All we care about is having food on the table and money in our pockets. Majulah PAP!

Yep, sinkies are not interested.

 

[steffychun]

Good riddance

 

[Conqueror]

Fascist 2 Hates Fascist 1 ?

Orbi good! We don't need all these westerners and their human rights. We Asians are a practical lot. All we care about is having food on the table and money in our pockets. Majulah PAP!

Yep, sinkies are not interested.

So, Lee must be doing a good job, rite. Leongsam is right after all.

So, basically, it is fascist 2 that hates fascist 1 ?

 

[steffychun]

Re: Fascist 2 Hates Fascist 1 ?

The West should look at the plank in its own eye first. Guantanamo Bay, Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan

 

[Leongsam]

Re: Fascist 2 Hates Fascist 1 ?

Human rights can't put food on the table.

 

[Conqueror]

Re: Fascist 2 Hates Fascist 1 ?

Human rights can't put food on the table.

天大地大，吃饭最大。The Ming emperor commented this ? So, Cheng Ho had to open new routes for trade. But, can one prostitute oneself for ... As mentioned here :

Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"

Conqueror answered, "A citizen cannot always be too careful with bread and butter issues, one has to fight for one's rights and liberty. The principle of democracy is to bring equality and justice in order to achieve happiness and prosperity at the same time."