The Universal Declaration of Human Rights – Article 17
December 30, 2009, 1:22 am
Filed under: UDHR Series

“(1) Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.”

“(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.”

Buying a new flat – Policies (HDB)

Homeless in your twilight years

Homeless soon, thanks to HDB

“895 HDB flats repossessed since 2003″



The Universal Declaration of Human Rights – Article 16
December 30, 2009, 1:06 am
Filed under: UDHR Series

“(1) Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.”

“(2) Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.”

“(3) The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.”





Cheaper, better, faster
December 28, 2009, 1:55 am
Filed under: By Rachel Zeng, Singapore



The Universal Declaration of Human Rights – Article 15
December 28, 2009, 12:54 am
Filed under: UDHR Series

“(1) Everyone has the right to a nationality.”

“(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality.”

Man loses S’pore citizenship



The Universal Declaration of Human Rights – Article 14
December 25, 2009, 4:27 pm
Filed under: UDHR Series

“(1) Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.”

“(2) This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.”

And they did.

Kuat Kuat Lari! Exclusive Interview with Tang Liang Hong in Australia

Francis Seow



The Universal Declaration of Hman Rights – Article 13
December 25, 2009, 1:31 am
Filed under: UDHR Series

” (1) Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.”

” (2) Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.”

(Click to read) Govt bans Chee Siok Chin from attending leadership program at Stanford

Govt bans Chee Siok Chin from attending leadership program at Stanford



The Universal Declaration of Human Rights – Article 12
December 24, 2009, 1:59 am
Filed under: UDHR Series

“No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.”

(Click to read) Crossing the line into vulgarity



The Universal Declaration of Human Rights – Article 11
December 23, 2009, 1:01 am
Filed under: UDHR Series

“(1) Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence.”

(Click to read) Opposition leader suffers court setback in defamation fight

“(2) No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.”

(So far so good for the second part of the article… as far as I know anyway)



The Universal Declaration of Human Rights – Article 10
December 21, 2009, 11:25 pm
Filed under: Singapore, UDHR Series

“Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.”

(Click to read) Davindar Singh's letter to Chee Soon Juan and Chee Siok Chin



The Universal Declaration of Human Rights – Article 9
December 20, 2009, 8:00 pm
Filed under: Singapore, UDHR Series

“No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.”

(Click to read) Public Order Act 2009

The new Public Order Act – more arbitrary powers, more tyranny

Chee Siok Chin and John Tan released

Judge dismisses complaint against police




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