In conjunction with World Human Rights Day on December 10, instead of the usual state of human rights in Malaysia and the importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, here are my top 5 enemies of human rights in Malaysia. 1. Prime…
LFL Press Statement 6 December 2014 Decision to imprison a woman for terminating a pregnancy is archaic and excessive Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the prosecution and subsequent one year imprisonment sentence imposed by the Bukit Mertajam Sessions Court against the Nepalese migrant worker for terminating her pregnancy. See “Nepalese worker first woman…
Press Statement Implementation of the Sabah migration report must take a rights-based, reasonable and realistic approach 4 December 2014 Lawyers for Liberty welcomes the release of the Report of the Commission of Enquiry on Immigrants in Sabah as a major step forward in tackling the thorny issue of migration in Sabah. Although the report is…
LFL Press Statement 26 November 2014 No to detention without trial in anti-terrorism law Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern Home Minister Zahid Hamidi’s statement today that the new anti-terrorism law will include “preventive measures” which normally means detention without trial and wide and arbitrary powers of arrest and detention by the police and…
LFL Press Statement 25 November 2014 Classify Syed Mohd Azlan’s death as murder, instead of ‘sudden death’ Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern Bernama report today – “Detainee’s death classified as sudden death” where Johor CID chief Hasnan Hassan said detainee Syed Mohd Azlan, 25 had “suddenly experienced breathing difficulties” and died despite…
Press Statement AG‘S REASONING IN NOT PROSECUTING IBRAHIM ALI REEKS OF DOUBLE STANDARDS< 20 November 2014 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern Attorney General Gani Patail’s speech at the recent ILKAP National Law Conference where he once again sought to defend his decision not to prosecute Ibrahim Ali who had called for the burning…
Press Statement Dangerous to inflame religious intolerance against transgender community 11 November 2014 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the escalating religious rhetoric against the transgender community’s landmark constitutional challenge of section 66 of the Negri Sembilan Shariah Criminal Enactment 1992 which criminalises men cross-dressing. Among the statements were: the transgender people were challenging…
LFL Press Statement 2 November 2014 We refer to the concerns raised by Sabah politicians including Joseph Kitingan, Jeffrey Kitingan, Yong Teck Lee and Darell Leiking on Home Minister Zahid Hamidi’s recent announcement that Putrajaya would be working with the National Registration Department and Education Department to issue birth certificates to stateless children, on humanitarian…
LFL Press Statement 20 October 2014 Kelantan’s three-strike Friday prayer rule is unconstitutional, oppressive and unworkable Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the Kelantan government’s plan to enforce section 104 of Enakmen Majlis Agama Islam dan Adat Istiadat Melayu Kelantan 1994 that criminalises failure of Muslim men to go for Friday prayers in the…
Blatant sedition double standards for Umno or pro-Umno personalities Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the incredible excuses given by de facto Law Minister Nancy Shukri and Sepang police chief Mohd Yusoff Awang for not taking further action against Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali and Petaling Jaya Utara Umno deputy division chief Mohamad Azli for…
Press Statement: 8 October 2014 Death Threat Allegations by UMNO Kinabatangan is False and Mischievous I refer to the news reports on police reports made by Umno members in Kinabatangan on a so-called “death threat” apparently by me against Bung Mokhtar Radin. I wish to state, that at no point have I ever made such…
Press Statement: 7 October 2014 Malaysia is duty bound not to forcibly deport the Uighurs back to China Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the detention of 155 undocumented Uighur migrants including 76 children and urges the Malaysian government not to act hastily in forcibly deporting them to China until more information can be…
LFL Press Statement 3 October 2014 The police must not misuse their powers to safeguard their image Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the recent spate of arrests and charges under the Penal Code that were brought against persons who had allegedly criticised or insulted police personnel. This is a serious abuse of…
Gross abuse of power in repeated arrest and detention of Ali Abd Jalil Lawyers for Liberty Press Statement 28 September 2014 LFL is outraged at the repeated arrest and detention of Ali Abd Jalil who has been charged in Selayang and Shah Alam for 3 sedition offences but now faces further remand and charges in…
Lawyers for Liberty Press Statement The judiciary must uphold its oath of office and defend the Constitution and Fundamental Rights 23 September 2014 Lawyers for Liberty views with serious concern the ongoing crackdown and sedition frenzy where almost not a day goes by without someone being investigated, arrested or charged for sedition. The rampant and…