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Welcome Address by Edmund Bon, Chairperson, Human Rights Committee

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Contributed by Edmund Bon Tai Soon

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Good evening. Welcome to the inaugural Bar Council Human Rights Debate.

60 years ago on 10 December 1948, the modern international human rights movement was unleashed in the form of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) just 3 years after the end of World War II.

Many of us never experienced the War and it is difficult for us to understand what a truly significant achievement the UDHR was and how it has shaped our civilisation for the better. (more…)

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Its on!

img_2810img_2811After months of preparation, the Bar Council Human Rights Debate tournament is happening NOW until Friday. As early as 10am, teams registered themselves at Hotel Malaya. (more…)

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TRIVIA

The youngest participants in the debate are two Malacca High School students, Sanjiv Nair a/l Sasidharan and Seo Yiie Huern, both aged 17.

On Day 2, 10th December, the Organising Committee was told that the police did some enquiries on the debate at Hotel Malaya. Happy Human Rights Day to you too, Sir!

A local municipal councillor in Sepang is debating in the tournament. He is Praba Ganesan, formerly an editor at Malaysiakini.

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