Press Statement Malaysia must not deport Turkish nationals to their home country where they face persecution 12 May 2017 Lawyers for Liberty are extremely concerned with the safety and welfare of three Turkish nationals Turgay Karaman, Ihsan Aslan, and Ismet Özçelik whom Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had said would be deported back to their…
Press Statement Serious concern regarding the “Mega Mydaftar” campaign 8 May 2017 Lawyers for Liberty refer to MIC president Dr. S Subramaniam’s recent announcement that the government plan to embark on the “Mega Mydaftar” campaign to help members of the Indian community who do not possess identification documents. We view with serious concern the campaign…
Press Statement Reject extension of SOSMA detention powers 30 March 2017 Lawyers for Liberty is appalled by the Home Minister’s proposal for the police power of 28 days detention under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act (SOSMA) to be extended by another five years. Under SOSMA, the police holds special powers among others, to arrest…
Press Statement Stateless children with genuine and effective link to Malaysia should be recognised as citizens 17 March 2017 Lawyers for Liberty urgently calls on the government to relook at its citizenship policies that have rendered thousands of rightful Malaysians as stateless. The two decisions at the Court of Appeal on 16 March 2017 have…
Press Statement Breach of the Lockup Rules, poor medical attention and the death of Thanaseelan 27 February 2017 Today, a post-mortem was conducted on the body of Thanaseelan a/l Muniandy, 43, at the Sungai Buloh Hospital. He was arrested and detained on 22 February and died in the custody of the Bukit Sentosa Police Station,…
Press Statement Release and cease the harassment against Orang Asli protestors and journalists 24 January 2017 Lawyers for Liberty is shocked and appalled at the Kelantan Forestry Department’s arrest of 16 Orang Asli protestors over their anti-logging barricades in Pos Bihai, Gua Musang and 2 journalists/documentary makers from Channel News Asia who covered the event.…
Press Statement In response to Deputy Home Minister Nur Jazlan’s comments on investigations against NGOs 8 December 2016 I refer to Deputy Home Minister Nur Jazlan’s comments that were published in Malaysiakini report “Why fear if nothing to hide, Nur Jazlan asks NGOs” on 7 December 2016. I am surprised that his initial response to…
Press Statement Malaysia should recognise Rohingya as refugees 2 December 2016 While Lawyers for Liberty welcomes the Malaysian government’s stronger stance against Myanmar regarding the ongoing persecution of Rohingya in the northern Rakhine state, it should not act as though this is a new issue as they have been persecuted for decades. It was only…
Press Statement Protect the Orang Asli and their rights, not oppress them further 30 November 2016 Lawyers for Liberty is shocked and appalled by the Kelantan State Forestry Department’s and the police’s action in arresting 41 Temiar Orang Asli protestors and breaking up their anti-logging barricades and other structures yesterday in Pos Petei near Gua Musang. To…
Press Statement Rafizi Ramli’s 18 months’ imprisonment sentence harsh and excessive 14 November 2016 Lawyers for Liberty is appalled at the18 months’ imprisonment sentence imposed on MP Rafizi Ramli by the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today for breaching the Official Secrets Act 1972 when he revealed excerpts from the Auditor General’s Report on the misuse…
Press Statement Restricting Siti Kasim’s access to Orang Asli arbitrary and bad faith 14 October 2016 Lawyers for Liberty is extremely concerned with the Kelantan State Forestry Department’s action in blocking lawyer Siti Kasim from entering into the Balah forest reserve on 12 and 13 October in order to meet her Temiar Orang Asli clients.…
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…
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…
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…
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…