Press Statement Reform the prisons system not perpetuate cruel and inhumane detention conditions 4 September 2016 Lawyers for Liberty is deeply concerned over the recent suggestion by former Court of Appeal judge Mohd Noor Abdullah that the detention conditions in prisons be made worse, by among others making it infested with rats, cockroaches and mosquitoes…
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 — Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz is opposed to Putrajaya’s planned amendments to the Legal Profession Act (LPA) 1976, saying these would be seen as interference in the independent professional body representing lawyers in peninsular Malaysia. The federal minister said the Bar Council should be allowed to conduct themselves as they saw…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Edge Communications Sdn Bhd can claim for damages from the Home Minister for suspending two of its publications last year, Court of Appeal ruled. A three-man panel unanimously dismissed the appeal brought by the Home Minister and the Home Ministry secretary-general. Court of Appeal judge Justice Mohd Zawawi Salleh held that the…
Press Statement Promote freedom of assembly and facilitate the #TangkapMO1 protest 22 August 2016 Lawyers for Liberty is appalled at the biased stance of the police and DBKL when faced with the prospect of a public protest on 27 August, dubbed #TangkapMO1 on the 1MDB scandal and in particular, Malaysian Official 1, as stated in…
KUALA LUMPUR: It was Benjamin Franklin who said in 1755 that “those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety”, recalled Suhakam Chairman Razali Ismail in the keynote speech at the “Civil Society Conference on National Security” in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. Franklin’s simple phrase reminds…
PHNOM PENH: Two Cambodian maids released from the Juru detention depot in Penang, Malaysia, have alleged torture of detainees by depot staff. One of them claimed she knew of at least three detainees who shared the same block with her dying of injuries from beatings. The Cambodia Daily reported that the Cambodian Embassy in Malaysia…
Press Statement Parliament does not provide any genuine check and balance on the NSC Act 4 August 2016 Lawyers for Liberty views with serious concern the series of misinformation that have been propagated by supporters of the National Security Council Act 2016 (NSC Act) that Parliament supposedly has an oversight role or that the declaration…
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will study the “interesting” proposal to relieve the Attorney-General of his position of overseeing the judges from the Sessions Court and Magistrate’s Court, de facto law minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said today. Azalina said the proposal mentioned by Chief Justice Tun Arifin Zakaria last Saturday “makes some sense”. “I…
Press Statement The NSC Act 2016 should be suspended pending further consultation 27 July 2016 Lawyers for Liberty is shocked and appalled that the controversial National Security Council Act 2016 has been gazetted to come into force on 1 August 2016 despite very serious concerns raised by civil society, lawyers, elected representatives and even the…
PUTRAJAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad will form a new political party which will join forces with the Opposition in a bid to oust Barisan Nasional in the next general election. The party will be part of a greater coalition comprising PKR, DAP and Amanah, as well NGOs and individuals. The former prime minister said this…
KUALA LUMPUR: The new chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) Tan Sri Razali Ismail wants the Government to have greater human rights reforms which he says are still lacking. Razali said despite the nation’s development and economic progress, there was still room for human rights improvements. “As Malaysia makes reasonable strides in…
Press Statement The Attorney-General should not lead the prosecution against Lim Guan Eng 11 July 2016 On 30 June 2016, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng was charged under section 23 of the MACC Act and section 165 of the Penal Code over the alleged corrupt purchase of a house. Attorney-General Mohamed Apandi Ali led…
Press Statement Growing anti-vaccination movement poses a serious threat to public health and safety in Malaysia 28 June 2016 Lawyers for Liberty views with serious concern the growing opposition to vaccination and the threat it poses to the public health and safety of everyone in the country and even beyond in today’s globalised world. The…
Press Statement Parliamentary statistics on deaths in police custody raises more questions 23 June 2016 Lawyers for Liberty views with concern the statistics on deaths in police custody that were forwarded to MP N. Surendran in answer to his question during the recent parliamentary session. He had posed a question on the number of custodial…
The act of the management corporation of Waja Apartments in Taman Tun Perak, Cheras in hanging up a banner with the words “Say No To African People” is totally unacceptable, says Society for the Promotion of Human Rights (Proham) secretary-general Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria. “It is a racist act and a form of stereotyping. This…