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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Volume 38, Number 20. August 8 1975

Resolutions Adopted on the Standing Committee on Human Rights Adopted at the Federation of United Kingdom and Eire Malaysian and Singaporean Student Organisations (FUEMSSO) 12th Annual Delegates Conference, March, 1975

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Resolutions Adopted on the Standing Committee on Human Rights Adopted at the Federation of United Kingdom and Eire Malaysian and Singaporean Student Organisations (FUEMSSO) 12th Annual Delegates Conference, March, 1975.

Conference notes the intensifying struggles of workers peasants and students in Malaysia and Singapore against oppression, exploitation and injustice;

The active support and solidarity of the student movement in Malaysia and Singapore for the just struggle of workers and peasants;

The effective complementary role played by our students overseas in mobilising support and in bringing the struggles of our people and our students to the attention of international public opinion.

Conference condemns the brutal suppression by the governments of Malaysia and Singapore of the people for demonstrating and demanding their legitimate democratic rights.

Conference demands the immediate and unconditional release of all those detained for their courageous struggles and an end to all forms of intimidation and oppression.

Conference instructs (A) The Executive Committee:

To establish a Standing Committee on Human Rights whose overall task will be to consolidate and intensify our work in the area of democratic rights in Malaysia and Singapore. It shall be the function of this Standing Committee:
(a)To continue our campaign for the release of all political prisoners in Malaysia and Singapore;
(b)To mobilise the support of British labour and student movements and other progressive organisations;
(c)To co-ordinate all work related to research information and publicity relevant to furthering this end;
(d)To provide regularly constituent unions and other Malaysian/Singaporean student organisations with all necessary information so as to assist them in their campaign at local level.
Conference instructs (B) the Constituent Unions:
(a)To give full support to the activities of the Standing Committee;
(b)To initiate similar activities at Constituent Union level;
(c)To provide feed-back to the Standing Committee on the progress of their campaign.

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