Amos Yee and Political Asylum
“Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.” Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 14(1). Amos Yee has now been granted asylum by the United States on the grounds of persecution by the Singapore government. While the Singapore government may be unhappy with what the...
KJ: My First Hand Experience of Amos Yee’s Asylum Hearing
The evidence presented at the hearing demonstrates that Singapore’s prosecution of Yee was a pretext to silence his political opinions critical of the Singapore government. His prosecution, detention and general maltreatment at the hands of the Singapore authorities demonstrates persecution on account of Yee’s political...
KJ: Why I chose to stick my neck out for Amos Yee
Ms Sandra Grossman with Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam A lot of journalists have asked me why I chose to fly out to Chicago. The answer is I didn’t choose to. I had been supporting Amos Yee from before he first appeared in court here. I had also written an open statement to support Amos after which his lawyers Grossman LLC contacted...
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