Although the Singapore government usually prevents human rights experts from conducting official trips to the city-state, it has agreed to a request from the UN special envoy on racism to visit Singapore later this month.Githu Muigai, the UN's Special Rapporteur on racism, is scheduled to visit from April 21 to April 28, according to Anh Thu Duong, one of his assistants at the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
He will meet with "relevant government officials, as well as with civil society representatives" during his week-long trip before presenting the findings of his mission on April 28. Full Story
