The Singaporean parliament should enact new legislation protecting freedom of expression, Amnesty International said today, after a magazine and its editor agreed to pay S$405 ... press as a "watchdog". “Laws that allow the authorities to impose restrictions on freedom of expression together with a pattern of politically motivated defamation suits, have created a climate of political ...

... top political strategist Henry Hartley “We in the Dominica Freedom Party know Hartley Henry of Barbados to be an advisor of the ... Dominica Labour Party’s campaign? Based on the evidence available to the Dominica Freedom Party, it appears that consular appointments are being made by the ... are made.” Statement by Judith Pestaina, Dominica Freedom Party (Read the entire statement here)

Say BMSD: It has become apparent since the 31 October demo any attempts to curtail the religious freedom and human rights of the citizens of this country will be met with stiff resistance by pro-democracy groups like ours. Whether such ... in their endeavours, BMSD would have no choice but to counter SIOE’s protest with one of our own, one in favour of democratic rights and religious freedom.

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... could have far-reaching implications. "It would, in essence, advance a global blasphemy law," said Felice Gaer, a member of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. The independent, congressionally mandated panel issued a report last week warning that existing laws against blasphemy, including in Pakistan, "often have resulted in gross human rights violations.& ...

... in defeating terrorism. There has always been, and likely will always be, a sharp debate about what role religious freedom plays on the ground in other countries, and how to best promote it. Some argue that ... the United States. Such actions would include appointing an ambassador for religious freedom as well as making appointments of his own to USCIRF (the terms of the current Bush-era ...