Negara polis dan kebangkitan rakyat

Fadiah Nadwa Fikri http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/04/29/negara-polis-dan-kebangkitan-rakyat/ April 29, 2011 Rakyat perlu bangkit untuk mengakhiri budaya keganasan polis, kata peguam Fadiah Nadwa Fikri dari NGO Lawyers for Liberty. COMMENT Fadiah Nadwa Fikri “Dalam masa sehari semalam, Malaysia telah bertukar kepada sebuah negara polis”, itulah kata-kata yang diungkapkan Tunku Abdul Rahman berikutan Operasi Lalang yang berlaku pada tahun 1987…

Bukit Jalil’s residents get two-week reprieve

G Vinod | April 27, 2011 www.freemalaysiatoday.com The KL High Court delays DBKL’s plans to demolish the Ladang Bukit Jalil houses. KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur High Court will decide on the injunction sought by the residents of Ladang Bukit Jalil against Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) on May 10. The judge, Zabariah Mohd Yusof, said…

Refugees International Field Report : Malaysia

Malaysia: Invest in Solutions for Refugees April 19, 2011 Malaysia has taken significant steps forward in improving refugee rights. In the past year, there have been no reported attempts to deport Burmese refugees to the border with Thailand and a decrease in immigration raids and arrests of registered refugees. But these advances have not yet…

Students’ Rights To Legal Representation : A Farce?

Fadiah Nadwa Fikri On 10 April 2011, eight university students who participated in “Jelajah Mahasiswa Selamatkan Rakyat”, a campaign against lewd politics were arbitrarily arrested by the police in Kuala Lumpur public transport hub while they were dispersing. In fact, the students were on their way home when the Police highhandedly arrested them and confiscated…

No confidence in new Deputy IGP Khalid Bakar

I’m appalled by appointment of Khalid Abu Bakar as Deputy Inspector-General of police. This paves the way for his eventual appointment as IGP. Some of the worst instances of abuse of power by police took place under Khalid when he was Chief Police Officer of Selangor. This includes the notorious police torture-murder of A Kugan…

Disabled ISA detainee denied right to counsel

Bukit Aman says he was planning to bomb Putrajaya and Bukit Aman and the matter is still under investigation. KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman today denied disabled PKR youth member Kadir Hashim, who is being held under the ISA, access to his lawyers. His family members were, however, allowed to see him under strict supervision. Kadir,…

73 NGOs demand RCI into Ahmad Sarbani death, urges setup of IPCMC

Kuala Lumpur, Apr 7 – Scores of civil society groups and non-governmental organizations gathered at the Kuala Lumpur-Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall to express deep regret on the untimely death of Ahmad Sarbani Mohamed. Ahmad Sarbani, 56, who was recently promoted to the position of assistant director in the Selangor Customs Department, was found sprawled on…

Human rights lawyers/activists civil suit against the police for unlawful acts during World Human Rights Day walk in 2007 struck out

Press Statement Lawyers for Liberty is extremely shocked and appalled at High Court Judge Harminder Singh’s decision today to strike out the wrongful arrest, detention and malicious prosecution civil suit brought by several human rights lawyers/activists against the police, the Home Ministry and the government over their arrest, detention and subsequent criminal prosecution during the…