{"id":72,"date":"2015-06-16T12:33:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T12:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/george.t05.sg\/?page_id=72"},"modified":"2020-04-21T14:19:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T06:19:11","slug":"csr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/georgehwangllc.com\/index.php\/csr\/","title":{"rendered":"CSR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"sc_section\"><div class=\"sc_section_inner\"><h1 class=\"sc_title sc_title_regular show_border_bottom_ border_bottom_center \" style=\"margin-top:0px;\"><span class=\"theme_color\">Corporate<\/span> Social Responsibility<\/h1>[vc_column_text]Human Rights are often misunderstood but are integral to our lives. At George Hwang LL.C, we are dedicated to equality and the freedom of expression. We give voice to the voiceless and uphold freedom where it is oppressed. We take up selected cases that are worth fighting because we believe in bringing greater justice and security to all.[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"sc_line sc_line_style_solid\" style=\"margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:2.1em;border-top-style:solid;\"><\/div><div class=\"sc_accordion sc_accordion_style_1\" data-active=\"0\"><div class=\"sc_accordion_item odd first\"><h5 class=\"sc_accordion_title\"><span class=\"sc_accordion_icon  in_begin\"><\/span>International Bar Association Human Rights Institute Trial Observer<span class=\"sc_accordion_icon in_end sc_accordion_icon_closed icon-down\"><\/span><span class=\"sc_accordion_icon in_end sc_accordion_icon_opened icon-up\"><\/span><span class=\"sc_accordion_icon before_end letter-a\"><\/span><\/h5><div class=\"sc_accordion_content\">[vc_column_text]Represented International Bar Association as a trial observer in:<\/p>\n<div class=\"indent\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibanet.org\/Article\/Detail.aspx?ArticleUid=e167f25a-ade4-494e-be3f-cdedca5c05f9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Malaysia<\/b><\/a>\u00a0for the habeas corpus hearings of prominent Malaysian blogger, Raja Petra, editor of &#8220;Malaysia Today&#8221;; and<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/maruah.org\/2010\/07\/22\/what-is-a-trial-observation-a-sharing-by-george-hwang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Vietnam<\/b><\/a>\u00a0for the trial of lawyer and freedom of expression advocate, le Cong Dinh.<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><div class=\"sc_accordion_item even\"><h5 class=\"sc_accordion_title\"><span class=\"sc_accordion_icon  in_begin\"><\/span>First International Human Rights Conference in S.E. Asia<span class=\"sc_accordion_icon in_end sc_accordion_icon_closed icon-down\"><\/span><span class=\"sc_accordion_icon in_end sc_accordion_icon_opened icon-up\"><\/span><span class=\"sc_accordion_icon before_end letter-a\"><\/span><\/h5><div class=\"sc_accordion_content\">[vc_column_text]<a class=\"orange\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fridae.asia\/newsfeatures\/2010\/11\/23\/10442.the-lawyer-is-in-on-regional-pride-and-trans-plight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>First International Human Rights Conference in S.E. Asia<\/b><\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Speaker, Corporate Social Responsibility, Plenary Session, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><div class=\"sc_accordion_item odd\"><h5 class=\"sc_accordion_title\"><span class=\"sc_accordion_icon  in_begin\"><\/span>United Nations Development Programme 2010 Report<span class=\"sc_accordion_icon in_end sc_accordion_icon_closed icon-down\"><\/span><span class=\"sc_accordion_icon in_end sc_accordion_icon_opened icon-up\"><\/span><span class=\"sc_accordion_icon before_end letter-a\"><\/span><\/h5><div class=\"sc_accordion_content\">[vc_column_text]<a class=\"orange\" href=\"http:\/\/asia-pacific.undp.org\/practices\/hivaids\/documents\/874_UNDP_ExecutiveSummary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>United Nations Development Programme 2010 Report<\/b><\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Member of Technical Panel for Report entitled, &#8220;Punitive Laws, human rights and HIV responses among MSM and transgender people in Asia and the Pacific: An agenda for action&#8221;.[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><div id=\"sc_accordion_item_Tue Jul 31 2018 19:11:08 GMT+0800 (Singapore Standard Time)_9\" class=\"sc_accordion_item even\"><h5 class=\"sc_accordion_title\"><span class=\"sc_accordion_icon  in_begin\"><\/span>Repeal Section 377A Petition<span class=\"sc_accordion_icon in_end sc_accordion_icon_closed icon-down\"><\/span><span class=\"sc_accordion_icon in_end sc_accordion_icon_opened icon-up\"><\/span><span class=\"sc_accordion_icon before_end letter-a\"><\/span><\/h5><div class=\"sc_accordion_content\">[vc_column_text]<a class=\"orange\" href=\"http:\/\/sprs.parl.gov.sg\/search\/topic?sittingdate=22-10-2007&amp;htmlfilename=004_20071022_S0009_T0001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Repeal Section 377A Petition<\/b><\/a>\u00a0&#8211; 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