Press Statement Prabu Pathmanathan’s family has delivered a fresh clemency petition to S’pore President to stop the execution tomorrow 25 October 2018 The execution of Malaysian citizen Prabu Pathmanathan remains scheduled for tomorrow at dawn. There has as yet been no response from Singapore authorities to appeals for the execution to be stopped. The Malaysian…
Press Statement Singapore must halt execution of M’sian citizen Prabu Pathmanathan at Changi prison on 26 October 2018 24 October 2018 The family of Malaysian citizen Prabu N Pathmanathan have been informed that he will be executed at Changi Prison on Friday 26th October 2018 for alleged drug trafficking. The family were only informed of…
Press Statement MCA’s attempt to link extradition of Altantuya killer with government’s move to abolish death penalty is baseless & mischievous 22 October 2018 We refer to the statement yesterday by MCA deputy president Wee Ka Siong criticising the government for ‘hastiness’ in abolishing the death penalty and calling for a parliamentary select committee (PSC)…
Press Statement Khairy is wrong that ratifying the convention against racial discrimination( ICERD) will affect special position of Malays 16 October 2018 We refer to the claim made by Khairy Jamaluddin in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday that ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination ( ICERD ) may…
Press Statement Datuk titles are for those with exceptional contributions to society, not for serving ministers or politicians 15 October 2018 Last Friday, in conjunction with the Yang diPertua Negeri of Malacca’s birthday, five cabinet ministers were among those awarded the Darjah Gemilang Seri Melaka (DGSM) which carries the title of “Datuk Seri”. Honorary titles…
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…