Human Rights Team Kicks Off!

                             

This year marks 60th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  The BC 1st Human Rights Committee 08/09 meeting was held on 18.4.2008.
Chaired by Mr.Edmund Bon, all presence were fire-up!
Agendas, plans, activities, projects and goals were dicussed.
Groups comprise of Policy & Law Reform, Advocacy & Public Relations,
Complaints & Intervention, Training & Education, Publications (I am here),
Orang Asli Affairs, Thematic Working Groups.

‘Delivering Justice, Renewing Trust’

Dinner at JW Marriott last night…Indeed as stated yesterday, all agendas were fulfilled except not as ‘compensation’ but ex gratia payment…

 ” What is Andy trying to prove?”          

 

    

 So now he says… “… that the Government is proposing the setting up of a Judicial Appointments Commission to identify and recommend candidates for the judiciary to the Prime Minister…”, and I say WHEN…..and how. Maybe several years down the road, we will still be wondering about when this would come about..

Then, he said that he “….will initiate a review of the judiciary’s terms of service and remuneration…”, and this I believe they have been doing and will do. — Nothing NEW here.

And then we have the 1988 Judicial Crisis – and there was NO APOLOGY – only that “…In recognition of the contributions of the six outstanding judges, the Government has decided to make goodwill ex gratia payments to them….” Again no mention of any sum… and totally inadequate…

It would have been better if the PM said that these judges (or their living spouses) will be paid pensions from now on , and that they will receive in lump-sum all pension payments that they should have been receiving since their removal until this date. This would have been so much more better – and would amount to an unspoken apology – an unspoken admission that their removal was wrong….BUT NO…

And now, when there is call for his removal from within his own party – and also a certain amount of dissatisfaction amongst the component BN parties, to whom he is still showing little respect… (MIC, MCA and GERAKAN have openly called for the HINDRAF 5 but this PM is not even listening to them …let alone releasing the HINDRAF 5) – CH: BC.   Aduhai…I wonder where the future lies for BN (or Gerakan)…

                       

                             

Asian Badminton Champ’ship ‘08

Hafiz upsets Bao Chunlai to qualify for the q-finals today.  Also cruised through are veteran Wong Chun Han, doubles Koo/Tan, Chng/Lee, Zakri/Faiza and Wong Mew Choo.  Unfortunately no more much anticipated final between Lin Dan and Chong Wei as the latter lost to Ponsanak.  More quality players to groom from KLGCC!

[Latest]  Believe it or not badminton pun ada kelong!  Lin Dan intentionally lost to compatriot Chen Jin in order to allow Chinese players to have the top 3 seeded positions for the Olympic.