Yahoo News Singapore carried MARUAH’s response to comments by A/Prof Eugene Tan and Dr Gillian Koh on MARUAH’s position paper on the GRC system.
Also see below for more media coverage
http://yawningbread.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/having-race-requirements-in-elections-is-a-form-of-racial-politics/
http://www.breakfastnetwork.sg/?p=7275
Note:
Part 1 of media coverage here
MARUAH’s position paper on the GRC system here
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Today, the 23rd of August is the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, as designated by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The day is in remembrance of the atrocities and gross human rights violations committed during the transatlantic slave trade.
The date is of particular significance because it commemorates the 1791 uprising on the island of Santo Domingo (today Haiti and the Dominican Republic), which was a major milestone and catalyst in the eventual abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.
This August 23rd, MARUAH would like to remember the men and women who were denied the very basic right of being a free human being.
For more details, visit the link below.
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/prizes-and-celebrations/celebrations/international-days/slave-trade-and-its-abolition/
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Both mainstream & social media reported on MARUAH’s position paper on the Group Representation Constituency (GRC) system
Channel News Asia
MARUAH Proposes “Ethnic Balancing Contingency System” As Alternative To GRC http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/maruah-proposes-ethnic/782158.html
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MARUAH has published a position paper on the Group Representation Constituency (GRC) system in elections in Singapore.
In this position paper, the second in its electoral reform series, MARUAH approaches the issue of Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) from the standpoint of the right to representative government as well as free and fair elections.
This paper concurs with the goal of ensuring minority representation in Parliament. However it argues that the GRC system is a poor tool to this end because it creates more impediments to electoral and representational fairness than it solves.
See links below for the documents
Click the link below to see the 1st position paper in our electoral reform series.
https://maruah.org/2013/02/06/defending-the-legitimacy-of-singapore-elections-maruah-position-paper-on-improving-citizen-confidence-in-the-secrecy-of-the-ballot/
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MARUAH submitted the letter below to the Straits Times forum on 29 July 2013. It was not published.
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29 July 2013
The Editor
Forum Page
The Straits Times
Dear Sir,
We refer to the articles “Fierce struggle lasted about 30 min” (ST, July 20 2013) and the Attorney General Chambers’ (AGC) response “AGC clarifies why no Coroner’s Inquiry was held for prison inmate’s death” (ST Online, 25 July 2013 9.18 pm).
We extend our condolences to the family of Mr Dinesh. We also raise our concerns here. Read the rest of this entry »
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On 18th of July, MARUAH celebrated International Nelson Mandela Day with an evening of music, poetry and tributes to Nelson Mandela. The day was designated by United Nations as International Nelson Mandela Day in 2009, in commemoration of Nelson Mandela’s fight for democracy and human rights.
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MARUAH has written a letter to the Straits Times Forum, following the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
Further ways to ensure equality for disabled people
LAST Saturday’s report (“S’pore ratifies UN accord on disabled rights”) and the Ministry of Social and Family Development’s press statement last Friday highlighted Singapore’s ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Read the rest of this entry »
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MARUAH is celebrating Nelson Mandela. We are organising International Mandela Day to reiterate our commitment to the values that he has upheld.
Democracy, human rights, peace and being of service to the community – important values.
Please do come and celebrate with us. We hope many will also opt to express their thoughts and make this their event – to celebrate the life of a person who inspires.
Stand with us to take a pledge to uphold these values and to act on them.
Date: Thursday, 18th July (Nelson Mandela’s birthday)
Time: 7.30pm – 8.37pm; please try to come by 7.15pm
Venue: Marketing Institute of Singapore
410 North Bridge Road Singapore 188726 [map]
RSVP at our Facebook Event Page
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The blogging community – collectively called #FreeMyInternet will be organising a protest and online blackout next week against the new licensing requirements imposed by the Media Development Authority, which requires “online news sites” to put up a “performance bond” of $50,000 and “comply within 24 hours to MDA’s directions to remove content that is found to be in breach of content standards”.
To RSVP, visit the Facebook event page below.
https://www.facebook.com/events/185882738236629/
#FreeMyInternet
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Please see below for our letter to the Straits Times forum on the recent changes to the Broadcasting Act by the Media Development Authority.
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