Joint statement by international human rights NGOs condemns sentencing of human rights defender Jolovan Wham
We, the undersigned human rights organisations, strongly condemn the politically-motivated prosecution of Singaporean human rights defender Jolovan Wham. After convicting Wham in January 2019 of ‘organising a public assembly without a permit,’ the State Court sentenced him, on 21 February, to a fine of S$3,200 (US$2,367),...
Follow-up to ‘Why does the Singapore Government retain an army of Gurkha soldiers?’
I refer to my recent post on LHL saying that we cannot outsource national security. LHL's statement triggered some questions in my mind. The thoughts behind my post was whether the presence of the Gurkha Contingent (GC) detracted from LHL's statement, why the Government has retained the GC and whether we still need the GC in...
Why does the Singapore Government retain an army of Gurkha soldiers?
Click to enlarge “We cannot outsource our security and defence to anyone else; we have to defend Singapore ourselves.” – LHL QUESTIONS: Why does the Singapore Government retain an army of Gurkha soldiers? Being paid soldiers, aren’t they mercenaries? Being mercenaries, aren’t they loyal only to their paymasters and...
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