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 WHITE PAPERONTHE REPRESSION OF POLITICAL FREEDOMS IN SINGAPORE•
THE CASE OF OPPOSITION LEADER DR CHEE SOON JUAN 
OCTOBER 2009AMSTERDAM & PEROFF
 
THE REPRESSION OF POLITICAL FREEDOMS IN SINGAPORE • THE CASE OF OPPOSITION LEADERDR CHEE SOON JUAN
 
October2009
 
Amsterdam & Peroff Page ii© AMSTERDAM & PEROFFwww.amsterdamandperoff.comROBERT AMSTERDAMDEAN PEROFF
 
THE REPRESSION OF POLITICAL FREEDOMS IN SINGAPORE • THE CASE OF OPPOSITION LEADERDR CHEE SOON JUAN
 
October2009
 
Amsterdam & Peroff Page iii
SUMMARY TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
 
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I INTRODUCTION
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 II THE FACTS OF POLITICAL REPRESSION IN SINGAPORE
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A Singapore: Economically Progressive, Politically Repressive
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B Government control of the political opposition
4
 C International Critiques of Singapore’s Human Rights Record
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 D Conclusions
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III THE CASE OF DR CHEE SOON JUAN
 
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A Chronology of Dr Chee’s Struggle for Political Freedoms
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 B Summary of State Action against Dr Chee
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 C International Critiques of Singapore’s Treatment of Dr Chee
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 D Conclusions
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IV HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS BY THE GOVERNMENT OF SINGAPORE
 
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A The Status of Domestic and International Human Rights in Singapore
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 B Freedom of Expression
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 C Freedom of Assembly
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 D Right to Stand for Election
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 E Equal Protection of the Law
37 
 F Right to an Independent and Impartial Judiciary
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 G Conclusions: Violation of the Right to an Effective Remedy
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V CONCLUSIONS
 
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A The Experience of other Members of the Political Opposition
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 B The Immediate Impact on the Political Freedoms of Singaporeans
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 C Call for Change
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ANNEX A STRATEGIES FOR POLITICAL FREEDOM IN SINGAPOREANNEX B SUMMARY CHRONOLOGY OF DR CHEE’S CONVICTIONS AND ACCUSATIONS
 
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