KUALA LUMPUR: A single mother who survived being shot in the lung by the police three years ago is suing the Inspector-General of Police and the Government. She said that the police firing at her without justification. Norizan Salleh, 32, also named the officer who allegedly shot her, Mohd Firdaus, and the Sentul police chief…
Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern Deputy Home Minister Abu Seman Yusop statement in Parliament today that the government has no plans to abolish the death penalty – all the more shocking since it coincided with the World Day Against the Death Penalty on 10 October. The death penalty has no place in any…
Who’s accountable? When will it all stop? Date: 26 September 2012 (Wednesday) Time: 8:00pm – 10:00pm Venue: Pusat Rakyat LoyarBurok 3-4 (Tingkat 4), Jalan Bangsar Utama 3 Bangsar Utama, 59000 Kuala Lumpur Panel of Speakers Phil Robertson Deputy Asia Director, Human Rights Watch N.Surendran Co-founder & Adviser, Lawyers for Liberty Nalini Elumalai Executive Director, Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) Over the last decade, hundreds of people have died in…
Siapa bertanggungjawab? Bila ianya akan berakhir? Tarikh : 26 September 2012 (Rabu) Masa: 8:00 ptg– 10:00 ptg Tempat: Pusat Rakyat LoyarBurok 3-4 (Tingkat 4), Jalan Bangsar Utama 3 Bangsar Utama, 59000 Kuala Lumpur Panelis Phil Robertson Timbalan Pengarah (Bahagian Asia), Human Rights Watch N.Surendran Pengasas Bersama & Penasihat, Lawyers for Liberty Nalini Elumalai Pengarah…
We, the undersigned civil society organisations in Malaysia, deplore the one-sided and highly irresponsible New Straits Times (NST) front cover story on 21 September 2012 which alleged two global funders and nine organisations which received grants from them are part of a “plot to destabilize the government”. We find the report by journalist Farrah Naz…
KUALA LUMPUR: New Straits Times has been asked to issue an unreserved apology to six civil society organisations named in a front page report alleging a “plot to destabilise the government”. The six NGOs were Bersih, Centre for Independent Journalism, Lawyers for Liberty, Merdeka Centre, Southeast Centre for E-Media and Suaram. The local English daily…
PETALING JAYA: Suaram denied today that it is a tool for foreign hands to destabilise the Malaysian government as alleged by New Straits Times (NST) daily today, adding that the US-based National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has no say in its direction or projects. NST claimed today that the Washington-based NED is seeking to destabilise…
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 ― Activists said today they are now the target of a smear campaign after a number of newspapers aligned with Barisan Nasional (BN) published stories alleging organisations like SUARAM and Bersih took foreign funds as part of a plot to destabilise the country. It is understood the stories appearing in…
PETALING JAYA: Just hours after failing to gain entry into Suara Rakyat Malaysia’s (Suaram) premises here yesterday, the Registrar of Societies (ROS) had this to say to to the human rights organisation: “We will continue trying … there is definitely a way for us.” ROS Director-General Datuk Abdul Rahman Othman told The Malay Mail they…
KUALA LUMPUR: Those involved in the Scorpene case should come forward with the true facts to counter Suaram’s allegations rather than persecute the human rights group for its role in the probe, said its chairperson K Arumugam. “We are prepared to be scrutinised and investigated by the Companies Commission of Malaysia (CCM) and we are…
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 13, 2012): A former Internal Security Act (ISA) detainee has questioned the continued detention of 30 people at the Kamunting detention centre in Perak despite the repeal of the draconian law last April. Fadzullah Abdul Razak, who was among 12 people released from Kamunting on Aug 17, said the question is pertinent…
PETALING JAYA: A government-endorsed parenting guide that describes symptoms of homosexuality has kicked up a storm on the Internet, with human rights and sexuality activists expressing shock and disgust. Sin Chew Daily today reported that the Education Ministry had endorsed the guide as helpful to parents and teachers. It was launched during a seminar in…
KUALA LUMPUR: A former detainee under the Internal Security Act (ISA), Fadzullah Razak, recalls with bitterness the day the prime minister announced the repeal of the act exactly one year ago. “When we found out the ‘amazing’ news through NST and Utusan – the only newspapers detainees are provided with – everyone was shocked and…
We, the undersigned NGOs, are gravely concerned with the comments made by the Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ismail Sabri Yaakob regarding human rights organisation SUARAM. The Minister is reported to have said that the financial accounts of Suara Inisiatif Sdn. Bhd, which is linked to SUARAM and currently undergoing investigation, are “highly…
SHAH ALAM, Sept 10 ― PKR strategy chief Rafizi Ramli sought today the dismissal of charges against him under the Banking and Financial Institutions Act (BAFIA), claiming the prosecution was abusing its power to gag him from further exposés on the National Feedlot Centre (NFC) scandal. Defence lawyer N. Surendran informed a Sessions Court…