Press Statement Abolition of death penalty paves way for PH Govt to save M’sians on death row overseas 11 October 2018 Yesterday Law Minister Liew Vui Keong announced that Malaysia would abolish the death penalty entirely, and all executions would be put on hold pending abolition. This remarkable decision by the Malaysian government is an…
Press Statement Home Ministry is wrong to justify arrest of Syrian refugee Hassan Al Kontar by immigration authorities 6 October 2018 The Deputy home minister Azis Jamman claimed yesterday that Syrian refugee Hassan Al Kontar has to be detained and investigated by police and that he had rejected so-called offers of asylum from some other…
Press Statement Anwar Ibrahim must stop using the LGBT community as a political ‘punching-bag’ 3 October 2018 We refer to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s recent claims and insinuations that the public, and particularly majority Muslims are being forced to accept ‘LGBT culture or lifestyle’. It is unfortunate that he is using the LGBT community as…
Press Statement Wan Azizah’s claim that 15 year old child bride ‘consented’ to marriage is irresponsible & unacceptable 20 September 2018 We refer to the statement yesterday by DPM and Women’s Minister Wan Azizah Wan Ismail that the 15 year old child bride in the second case in Kelantan had ‘consented’ to the marriage. This…
Press Statement Investigate 44 year old man in 15 yr old Kelantan child bride case for sexual grooming 18 September 2018 We refer to the latest child bride case in Kelantan involving a 15 year old child and a 44 year old man. In an appalling response, the Deputy Prime Minister gave excuses as to…
Press Statement The Perak Health Department’s claim that the final post-mortem report in Soosaimanicckam’s case was released to family is baseless 12 September 2018 We refer to our statement regarding the unprofessional conduct and lack of transparency of the Perak Health Department and Hospital Seri Manjung regarding Soosaimanicckam Joseph’s post-mortem report as well as the…
Press Statement The unprofessional conduct and lack of transparency of the Perak Health Department and Hospital Seri Manjung regarding Soosaimanicckam Joseph’s post-mortem report 7 September 2018 We refer to the controversial and suspicious death of Soosaimanicckam a/l Joseph at the Lumut naval base on 19th May 2018. Despite repeated request, the Manjung Government Hospital which…
Press Statement The abhorrent act of publicly caning two women for attempted lesbianism is unacceptable and unIslamic 4 September 2018 We are horrified to learn that the Terengganu Syariah Court, with the assistance of prison officers, administered the caning of two women in front of 100 people for the ‘offence’ of attempting to have lesbian…
Press Statement The DPM’s catastrophic handling of the Kelantan child bride case raises serious questions on her commitment to end child marriages in Malaysia 3 September 2018 On the eve of Merdeka, DPM Wan Azizah Wan Ismail in an interview, defended her actions in the Kelantan child bride case, saying that the child was ‘well…
Press Statement Dismantling of Orang Asli blockade by federal agencies raises questions over government’s commitment to Orang Asli land rights 29 August 2018 We refer to the dismantling of the blockade set up by the Orang Asli community in Gua Musang on 27 August 2018. In this incident, the dismantling of three blockades set up…
Press Statement Irresponsible & shocking for Home Ministry to claim that there are only 3,853 stateless Indians 27 August 2018 We refer to the statement by Deputy Home Minister Azis Jamman in the Dewan Negara today that there are only 3,853 stateless Indians in Malaysia. We are shocked and astounded by this claim by the…
Press Statement On eve of Merdeka – death of patriot navy cadet Soosaimanickam remains unanswered 24 August 2018 Every August since independence, under the BN regime, we were treated to a display of all manner of ‘patriotic’ campaigns – slogans, songs, contests, exhibitions and marches. But all the pomp aside, the people suffered under the…
Press Statement The Govt’s announcement on the citizenship issue does not resolve the problems of the majority of stateless persons 15 August 2018 We refer to the announcements by the PM yesterday, regarding citizenship problems involving Malaysian Indians. Firstly, it is to be welcomed that 3,407 Indian applicants above age 60 who are currently red…
Press Statement Minister must explain why Kelantan child bride was packed off to Thailand, while there is no prosecution of paedophile ‘husband’ 13 August 2018 We refer to the case of the 11 year old Kelantan child marriage victim who has now been sent back to Thailand. The child’s sudden dispatch to Thailand comes as…
Press Statement Chief Registrar’s order for judicial officers to attend Lokman Adam’s ‘ceramah’ proves rampant politicisation of judiciary under BN 9 August 2018 We refer to the recent denial by the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court that the BTN courses for judges were political or intended to brainwash judges and registrars. We have now…