Press Statement : Lawyers for Liberty is gravely dismayed over the Federal Court’s decision today dismissing K Selvach’s appeal against the dismissal of his habeas corpus application by the High Court on 20.12.2010. The Federal Court affirmed the decision made by the High Court dismissing K Selvach’s appeal by ruling that the High Court has…
Since 2000, at least 147 people have died in police custody (unless otherwise stated, statistics are from PDRM – released during P.Uthayakumar’s ongoing sedition trial) but yet there is little accountability, transparency or any real investigations by the authorities responsible, namely the courts, the police, the Attorney General’s Chambers and the hospitals which provide medical…
Sunday, February 13, 2011 Lawyers for Liberty Lawyers for Liberty is an organzation in Kuala Lumpur dedicated to the cause of Human Rights and the reform of oppressive laws in Malaysia. Its members are youthful, fearless and unyielding defenders of Human Rights. They have persevered in the face of threats, intimidation and on multiple occassions, arrest.…
Tarikh bersejarah 12.2.2011 bukan sahaja bermakna buat warga Mesir yang telah berjaya menjatuhkan pemerintahan diktator 30 tahun Hosni Mubarak, tetapi juga merupakan tarikh bersejarah buat Lawyers for Liberty. Lawyers for Liberty adalah satu gerakan atau organisasi bukan kerajaan yang telah mula bertapak di aliran aktivis hak asasi di Malaysia lebih kurang setahun lalu. Penggerak serta…
We are gathered here today to dedicate a new entity which is pledged to defend and promote the cause of Liberty and to claim upon the Promises that once were made to us. These were grand promises made 54 years ago, when the Federal Constitution of this country came into being. We were promised that this was a nation of…