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    Reclaiming the right to peaceful assembly
    Constitutional guarantees of civil liberties mean little in reality
    as these rights are rarely given but must be fought for
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    Justice dead in custody
    Despite numerous deaths in custody, very few policemen have been found
    culpable much less charged for criminal offences
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    Wither the Administration of Justice
    The grand Palace of Justice cannot hide the misuse of state institutions
    against the government's political adversaries
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    Statelessness affecting three generations in a family
    Identity documents at last, after decades of trying and finally succeeding
    in a civil suit against the National Registration Department
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Defending Human Rights & its Defenders

Lawyers for Liberty is a human rights and law reform initiative that seeks to challenge the many unconstitutional, arbitrary and unreasonable decisions and acts perpetrated by the government, its agencies and other public authorities.

KEY ISSUES

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Illiberal and outdated laws continue to empower the executive and its agencies to act arbitrarily despite the presence of the Malaysian Constitution that guarantees civil liberties including liberty of the person; equality; prohibition of banishment and freedom of movement; freedom of speech, assembly and association; and freedom of religion.

KEY-ISSUES2

Despite the seriousness of any death in police custody or fatal shooting, there is rarely any accountability, transparency or real investigations by the authorities responsible, namely the courts, police, Attorney-General’s Chambers and government hospitals which provide medical assistance or conduct post-mortems.

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Although the key components of the Administration of Justice, namely the police, Attorney-General’s Chambers and judiciary are supposed to be independent, however in many politically motivated cases, one or more of the bodies often act together no matter how absurd or unfair these charges may be on the facts and settled law.

KEY-ISSUES4

Statelessness is prevalent among descendants of refugees in Sabah and among ethnic Indians in Peninsular Malaysia. Many continue to live a life of exploitation and suffer from neglect and institutionalised discrimination; they live in poverty, remain poorly educated and skilled, trapped and with no means to acquire a better living and existence.

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STATEMENTS

LFL: Using the police to protect the Prime Minister from criticism is unlawful & despotic
March 15, 2023
LFL: Hypocritical & insincere for PM and govt leaders to praise Michelle Yeoh while Mentega Terbang film producers and actors continue to be persecuted
March 14, 2023
LFL: Pakatan Harapan government & the police must immediately drop police probe on peaceful assembly at the MACC HQ
March 12, 2023

COMMENTARY

LFL: Singapore Government Must Withdraw Threat of Contempt of Court Action Against Rights Lawyer M Ravi, News Portal & Lawyers for Liberty
September 3, 2021
Recommendations to Reduce Overcrowding In Prison to Curb Covid-19 Spread
November 9, 2020
1MDB is all the reason you need to vote out Najib and BN
May 7, 2018

REPORTS

Memorandum on the Independent Police Complaints of Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) Bill 2009
September 5, 2019
5 Faces: A Story of Police Custodial Deaths in Malaysia
September 14, 2018
Recommendations to the Committee for Institutional Reform
September 14, 2018

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