The Liberal International (LI) has submitted a written statement to the United Nations’ Human Rights Council citing human rights violations in several countries including Singapore and Burma, according to a report on the SDP website.
LI is an international body of liberal democratic parties with ruling parties as members including the US Democratic Party.
The statement called on the UN Human Rights Council to address the grave situation of human rights violations in seven countries by evoking Article 18 and 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations General Assembly which states clearly: “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion,” and that “everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression.”
Singapore is the only first world country in the group of pariah states which includes Congo, Russia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Tunisia and Burma.
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LI is an international body of liberal democratic parties with ruling parties as members including the US Democratic Party.
The statement called on the UN Human Rights Council to address the grave situation of human rights violations in seven countries by evoking Article 18 and 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations General Assembly which states clearly: “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion,” and that “everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression.”
Singapore is the only first world country in the group of pariah states which includes Congo, Russia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Tunisia and Burma.
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http://temasekreview.com/?p=13491
