1. September 2006
Die Weltbank und die Zivilgesellschaft
WB wants Singapore to allow outdoor protests during annual meetings
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
SINGAPORE - AFP
The World Bank said Tuesday Singapore should allow outdoor protests by accredited groups during the bank’s joint meetings with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) here next month.
“The bank’s preference for these meetings and all others has been to seek space for civil society to protest peacefully outside. That remains our preferred position,” World Bank representative Peter Stephens said in an e-mailed statement.
“We are aware of Singapore’s laws and announcements on this subject. We have been having discussions with the government at various levels to see if a compromise position can be reached. Those discussions continue.”
Stephens said the World Bank looked forward “to a substantial and fruitful series of engagements with civil society organizations during and after the annual meetings, recognizing their important role in achieving development outcomes.”
Under Singapore law, any public protest of at least five people without a police permit is deemed illegal.
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