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In 1960, the Singapore Children's Society initiated several educational and training programmes for intellectually disabled children, leading to the formation of the Singapore Association for Retarded Children (SARC) in 1962. [1] [2] Medical social worker Daisy Vaithilingam was involved in the creation of the group. [3]
The OHCHR developed human rights education training materials and resource tools such as the Database on human rights education and the Training, [18] the Resource Collection on Human Rights Education and Training, [19] and the web section on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. [4] HRE as also started to be offered in the school curriculum.
Article 14 of the Constitution of Singapore, specifically Article 14(1), guarantees and protects Singaporeans' rights to freedom of speech and expression, peaceful assembly without arms, and association. As a parliamentary democracy, Singaporeans are also guaranteed democratic rights to change their government through free and fair elections.
The Home Team Academy (HTA) is the training institute for various organisations of the Ministry of Home Affairs in Singapore, including the Singapore Police Force, the Singapore Civil Defence Force, the Central Narcotics Bureau, the Singapore Prison Service, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, and the Internal Security Department, amongst other agencies.
In 1982, Singapore Hotel Association planned to set up Shatec with École hôtelière de Lausanne to provide a diploma course in hotel management in Singapore. [2] Courses were expected to start in June 1983. [2] In 2008, during its 25th anniversary celebration, Shatec announced that it would be rebranded as Shatec institutes. [3]
AWARE has kept the rights of foreign spouses on Singapore policy-makers' agendas. AWARE worked with members of parliament to highlight the lack of rights and support for migrant spouses, particularly foreign wives of Singaporean citizen men, as a key women's rights matter at the UN Human Rights Council in June 2016.
Singapore Airport Terminal Services Staff Association; Singapore Amalgamated Services Co-Operative Organisation Senior Citizens Home; Singapore American Community Action Council; Singapore Anglican Community Services; Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association; Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association; Singapore Association for Counselling; Singapore ...
In 1956, the Singapore School for the Blind was established. In 1964, the Subcommittee of the Blind was formed. In 1967, a Open Education Programme was started at Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School. [4] In 1972, the Subcommittee of the Blind was renamed to the White Cane Club. In 1978, a Low Vision Clinic and Braille & Talking Book Library were opened.