Subject File: Singapore and Malaysia

Reference No:
U DPM/2/60
Dates:
1962-1998
Description:
File contains papers relating to Platts-Mills human rights and legal work in Singapore and Malaysia. Papers include correspondence, printed material, notes, press cuttings, photographs, etc. This file has been divided into the following sub-files for ease of access: Part 1 - Industrial dispute arbitration in Singapore attended by Platts-Mills in 1962; Part 2 - Deportation of Shirle Gordon in 1970; Part 3 - Libel case of Lee Kuan Yew v Dr Lee Siew Choh and others in 1973; Part 4 - Tan Wah Piow student riot case in 1974; Part 5 - Standing Committee on Human Rights in Malaysia and Singapore and the 'Operation Cold Store' detainees, 1975-1982; Part 6 - Publication of a book by Tan Wah Piow titled 'Frame Up: The Singapore Court on Trial', and his application to be admitted to Middle Temple, 1984-1988; Part 7 - Trial of Anwar Ibrahim, former deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia in 1998, and miscellaneous notes.
Format:
Archive Item
Extent:
7 files
Language:
Access Conditions:
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Repository:
Hull University Archives
Collection:
Records of John Platts-Mill QC