SG Human Rights
Singaporeans for Human Rights
| Update on Activities during ASEAN Summit |
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| Thursday, 22 November 2007 02:53 | |||
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Four members of the informal group SG Human Rights (SgHR), Chia Ti Lik, Ho Choon Hiong, Isrizal and Seelan Palay, gathered on 20 Nov Tuesday at 1.00pm at Orchard MRT station. Their plan was to walk to Shangri-La Hotel where the 13th ASEAN Summit was being held and present a petition in the form of a giant greeting card to the ASEAN Secretariat in connection with the Burmese junta's violent crackdown on protestors. Earlier at a public forum held on 18 Nov Sunday, this greeting card had been signed by many participants who expressed their solidarity with the Burmese people. SgHR's 4-man representation were accompanied by about 20 members of the press as well as policemen who filmed the events. They walked from Orchard MRT station to Orange Grove Road where they were stopped by the police who were on standby there. The police did not allow the group to go towards Shangri-La Hotel even though the hotel was still open to the public. The reason they gave was that Shangri-La had been gazetted as a security area, and they were holding an item that could prove embarrassing to the Burmese representatives at the ASEAN Summit. After half an hour of negotiation, the four members of SgHR managed to hand over the giant greeting card to a representative of the ASEAN Secretariat. After some further interviews with the press, they ended the event. We also express our support and solidarity with the 50 Burmese who demonstrated their concerns later the same day. Related links:
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