🔜 In 15 mins, #Singapore 🇸🇬 will meet #UN anti-#racism body #CERD 🇺🇳 to review the government’s efforts to #fightracism.
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Delegation of #Singapore 🇸🇬 is now presenting its 1st report to #UN anti-#racism body #CERD.
Head of the delegation explains that the country is based on the principles of multiracialism and meritocracy.
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#Singapore tells #UN anti-#racism body #CERD that 95% of migrant workers in dormitories have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
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#UN anti-#racism body #CERD country rapporteur, Mr. Bossuyt, requests #Singapore 🇸🇬 to provide up-to-date disaggregated data of population including socio-economic indicators, and asks if it has considered incorporation of ICERD in domestic legal order. https://t.co/LSDKvSmBBd
#UN anti-#racism body #CERD country rapporteur, Mr. Bossuyt, encourages #Singapore 🇸🇬 to elaborate anti-discrimination law in line with ICERD.
He requests for information and explanation on its reservation on permits for migrants.
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#UN anti-#racism body #CERD country rapporteur, Mr. Bossuyt, asks #Singapore 🇸🇬 if there is a plan to adopt a national action plan or comprehensive strategy against racism.
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#UN anti-#racism body #CERD country rapporteur, Mr. Bossuyt, recommends #Singapore 🇸🇬 to establish an independent national #humanrights institution and body to handle individual complaints of racial discrimination.
Singapore was asked to provide data on such complaints.
#UN anti-#racism body #CERD country rapporteur, Mr. Bossuyt, asks #Singapore 🇸🇬 for info on training of officials including judges on racial discrimination.
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#UN anti-#racism body #CERD country rapporteur, Mr. Bossuyt, shares a concern with #Singapore 🇸🇬 on its criminal justice such as the using of canning, overcrowded prisons, and the application of death penalty for drug trafficking many of whom are non-Chinese.
#UN anti-#racism body #CERD country rapporteur, Mr. Bossuyt, recommends #Singapore 🇸🇬 to comply with the Mandela Rules, provide data on police conducts, and halt executions for drug trafficking.
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#UN anti-#racism body #CERD follow-up rapporteur, Mr. Kut, invites #Singapore 🇸🇬 to submit a follow-up report on time within 1 year.
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#UN anti-#racism body #CERD member, Ms. Tlakula, asks #Singapore 🇸🇬 to provide detailed info on the Presidential Council of Minority Rights. She requests statistics of racial minorities who were executed or are currently in death row.
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#UN anti-#racism body #CERD member, Ms. Shepherd, asks #Singapore 🇸🇬 what measures are implemented to protect migrant workers from exploitation? Will the mandatory HIV testing for migrant workers be abolished?
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#UN anti-#racism body #CERD member, Mr. Payandeh, asks #Singapore 🇸🇬 to clarify its understanding of equality. Is it formal understanding of equality or substantive equality?
Does Singaporean law allows special measures for disadvantaged groups? https://t.co/6AkoI1P9mO
#UN anti-#racism body #CERD member, Ms. Stavrinaki, asks #Singapore 🇸🇬 how does it understand racial discrimination. Is structural discrimination included? Does the over-representation of Malay death row inmates relate to structural discrimination? https://t.co/SdhvJ2P7BZ
#UN anti-#racism body #CERD member, Mr. Diaby (@bakari_sidiki), shares a concern with #Singapore 🇸🇬 on the prosecution of a blogger for criticizing the country's inequality. How is the civil society space for those working for racial equality? https://t.co/voVCotu1e1
#UN anti-#racism body #CERD member, Ms. Ali Al-Misnad, asks #Singapore 🇸🇬 whether there is an open public debate on the existence of racial discrimination in the country.
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#Singapore answers to #UN anti-#racism body #CERD that it has already incorporated ICERD provisions in domestic legislations such as acts on religious harmony and hate speech.
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#Singapore tells #UN anti-#racism body #CERD that its Presidential Council on Minority Rights prevents the enactment of discriminatory laws.
Inter-Ministry Committee on ICERD is in place to coordinate polices concerning racial discrimination.
#Singapore tells #UN anti-#racism body #CERD that the Inter-Ministry Committee led consultations with communities, academic, CSOs and the public in preparation of its report to CERD.
It carried out awareness-raising activities including videos.
#Singapore tells #UN anti-#racism body #CERD that it set-up a "Harmony Fund 2030" for projects to promote religious and racial harmony.
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#Singapore reports to #UN anti-#racism body #CERD that educational achievements of Chinese, Malay and Indian communities increased in its statistics. Homeownership rates for the three groups are above 80%.
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#Singapore tells #UN anti-#racism body #CERD that there is no risk of conflict of interest for Chief Justice to reside as the Chairperson of the Presidential Council of Minority Rights.
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#Singapore tells #UN anti-#racism body #CERD that even though race, colour, ethnic or national origin are not included in the prohibited grounds of discrimination in national law, it is adequate to address racial discrimination.
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#Singapore tells #UN anti-#racism body #CERD that even though colour, ethnic or national origin are not included in the prohibited grounds of discrimination in national law, it is adequate to address racial discrimination.