Singapore: activist banned from public speaking
Event- Country
- Singapore
- Initial Date
- Dec 21, 2016
- Event Description
"I've been banned for more than 27 months, from public speaking at Singapore's only legal venue available - Hong Lim Park speakers' corner. On 21,22 December 2016, Nparks emailed that I was not approved to utilise Hong Lim Park. According to the law, a Singaporean only needs to notify nparks of the usage of Hong Lim Park. However, nparks sent me an email to deter me from the usage of Hong Lim Park. The violation of human rights in Singapore by the government is such that: "NParks may approve or reject an Application or revoke any approval without giving any reasons" All other Singaporeans have an immediate reply saying that they can utilise Hong Lim Park. I am the only Singaporean who will first receive an email denying my rights to freedom of expression and public assembly, then receive an email asking me to wait. There will be no response as the government is known for using delay tactics. It is always after I've contacted international human rights organisations and overseas media, that finally the government will respond but with a wrong date." Han Hui Hui
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Woman
- Violation
- Administrative Harassment
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of assembly
- HRD
- WHRD
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 1.3520829999999846
Longitude: 103.819836
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 21 and 22 December 2016, the activist Han Hui Hui was declined multiple times the authorization to organize a public speech at Singapore's only legal venue available - Hong Lim Park speakers' corner, without receiving any reasons.