Group tells politicians to be level-headed in Sabah migrant issue

Aug 15: A local rights group has cautioned all quarters against rhetoric bordering on xenophobia with regards to the controversy over illegal immigrants in Sabah, saying the weak and oppressed among the migrant community could be victimised. Referring to a spate of comments and demands surrounding the establishment of a Royal Commission of Inquiry into…

Lawyers slam court decision on kegler

‘What’s the use of statutory rape law then?’ one lawyer asks, while joining others in urging the AG to seek a review of the decision. PETALING JAYA: Several lawyers have condemned the recent Court of Appeal decision with regard to a national bowler convicted of raping a minor. The lawyers asked the Attorney General’s Chambers…

LFL : Sabah RCI must consider rights of people of refugee/migrant descent

Press Statement While Lawyers for Liberty in principle supports the setting up of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on immigration problems in Sabah, it views with concern the escalating rhetoric and demands surrounding the RCI that may have serious repercussion on the lives and human rights of some of the most vulnerable people in Sabah including undocumented women and street children…