Despite opposition from Yale president Richard Levin, professors of the university passed a resolution Thursday night in the U.S. expressing concern over Singapore’s “lack of respect for civil and political rights”.
The final version of the resolution also urged the Yale-NUS college, which will open in the city-state next year, to “uphold civil liberty and political freedom on campus and in the broader society” and “respect, protect and further principles of non-discrimination for all”. Full story
