OPINION: Human rights lessons from Singapore - Maxwell Coopers

Free Malaysia Today, 2 May 2010
From all outward appearances it may seem odd. A developed nation with enviable per capita incomes has to open its books on race relations. And what is more, the exercise is not for any domestic self-flagellation. Instead it is for the international community’s most august body, the United Nations.
The ‘poster boy’ of Asia last week received a visit from UN special rapporteur Githu Muigai who led a special team to investigate human rights issues, alleged instances of racial and other discriminatory practices. Full Story