LATEST: UN REPORT Says Singapore NOT DEMOCRACTIC Nation. Time To Change Flag?

[ahleebabasingaporethief]

WOW! 5 stars on flag reduced to 4 stars? SINGAPORE is viewed more and more by the world as a "MODERN COMMUNIST" country.


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UN report calls for democracy in Singapore ​

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The United Nations (UN) has released its report in the recently concluded Universal Periodic Review of Singapore that was held in May 2011. The exercise is part of the UN's on-going review of the state of politics among its member states.

Among some of the calls made to the PAP Government included

1. the lifting on the ban of peaceful public assemblies,
2. the cessation of the use of defamation laws to stifle free speech, and
3. the abolition of laws that curtail freedom of association.

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Several countries including Canada, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom made the proposals.

Calls were also made for the Singapore Government to review its laws on mandatory death penalty.

Below are excerpts of the report making recommendations for civil liberties to be respected in Singapore:

99. The following recommendations did not enjoy the support of Singapore as Singapore considers that they are based on incorrect assumptions or premises:
99.1. Review the de facto ban on peaceful public demonstrations, the use of anti-defamation laws; and the registration process for civil society and associations, to ensure that such laws, as adopted and enforced, are consistent with international human rights guarantees of the rights to freedom of expression, freedom of peaceful assembly, freedom of association (Canada);
99.2. Abolish the defamation law and ensure protection and promotion of the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly and association through legislative reform and policy changes (Czech Republic);
99.3. Abolish the penal law on defamation and ensure, through legislative reform and political change, that freedom of expression, as well as freedom of association and peaceful assembly are guaranteed to all inhabitants, citizens or not, of the country (Switzerland);
99.4. Implement the 18 recommendations made by the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute in its 2008 report “Prosperity Versus Individual Rights” (United Kingdom);
99.5. Prohibit corporal punishment and put in place an educational system respectful of the physical and psychological integrity of minors (Switzerland);
99.6. Fully incorporate the principles and provisions of CRC into the domestic legal system, especially those regarding corporal punishment (Poland);

Click here to read the full report. Then go to 'Outcome of the Review' and click on Report of the Working Group 'E'.
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[GOD IS MY DOG]

salah liao.......................


S'pore is a gutless country instead...........................


if S'pore is not gutless...........................won't be undemocratic liao what.......................

 

[spotter542]

Since when does Sillypore have human rights ?
The only person who is right in Sillypore , is named Harry :p

 

[steffychun]

All countries have some level of HR abuses.

 

[methink]

There goes the doggie again.

Trying to be clever issit?

 

[Avenger]

I thought some BIG guy said.. democracy not good for Singapore and Singaporeans..

 

[Char_Azn]

Is there an official respond from SG on this

 

[Varuna]

This is not the first time we receive comments like this. Well, either play deaf and make sure it doesn't get printed in mainstream papers, or apply the usual uncreative motherhood statements to diminish the credibility of the assessment as superficial, bias, untrue and not obliged to issue response.

 

[Faidenk]

Perhaps Singapore should be renamed The People's Democratic Republic of Singapore (PDRS), seeing as how in practice most countries which describe themselves as democratic republics do not always hold free or fair election. Prime example : People's Democratic Republic of Korea (PDRK), the former German Democratic Republic, a communist state commonly known as East Germany, or the Democratic Republic of Congo.

I think it aptly describe what Singapore is in reality.

 

[KuanTi01]

The oft-repeated excuse is that we are such a tiny nation with no natural resources whatsoever and we must always guard against Western-style democracy because we cannot afford to make mistakes unlike bigger nations. Haven't we heard this broken record before? Asian core values, terrorist threats (JI), multi-culturalism etc. mean we should not clamour for human rights because it may lead to chaos and discord.

 

[steffychun]

Why does the UN impose a No-Fly Zone

 

[singveld]

UN says no use. USA, EU and Japan leader have to force this onto PAP. it will not work other wise.

 

[singveld]

TR really bullshit, i read the real UN article and just because one or two countries think that, by no means it is the view of the majority of the countries, because most of them are as rotten as singapore or worse.

I think the UN article is as good as toilet paper, print it and use as toilet paper.

dun believe me, read this under E
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR\PAGES\SGSession11.aspx