The Penang Office for Human Development (POHD) notes with apprehension and grave concern, the proposal of the Inspector General of Police, Tan Sri Musa Hassan, to restrict and monitor the activities of foreign workers on worksites as well as outside working hours, which is anticipated to be tabled in Parliament to become law, by the […]
Archive for February, 2007
IGP’s Proposal to Confine Workers Smacks of Discrimination!
Published by February 28th, 2007 in Civil Liberties, Law Enforcement, Labour and Migration. 0 Comments60,000 missing pills in High Court case, Attorney General must prosecute
Published by February 28th, 2007 in Law Enforcement, Government Policies & Negligence, Law and Justice, Detention without Trial, Corruption / Public Integrity and Malaysian NGOs. 0 CommentsY.Bhg Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail, Attorney General of Malaysia,
1.     ACQUITTED MAN RE-ARRESTED (THE MALAY MAIL 28/2/2007 PG 3)
2.     60,000 PSYCHOTROPIC PILLS HELD BY POLICE AS EVIDENCE MISSING AT HIGH COURT PROCEEDINGS (NST 7/4/05 FRONT PAGE)
3.     HIGH LEVEL POLICE TASK FORCE TO INVESTIGATE INEFFECTIVE AS POLICE END UP INVESTIGATING THEIR OWN CRIME.
4.     POLICE ARE HOWEVER […]
Freedom of Information legislation for Kelantan: A positive response
Published by February 28th, 2007 in Local Government, Law and Justice and Freedom of Information. 0 CommentsFrom 12 to 15 February 2007, the National Coalition for a Freedom of Information Act sent three delegates to the State of Kelantan to raise awareness among politicians and the general public on the importance of
freedom of information.
The trio, Sonia Randhawa, Hwa Yi Xing and Clarissa Lee, met with members of the state legislature (ADUNs) […]
The case of alleged illegal assembly (Harakah) resumes in court
Mahkamah Majistret Jenayah 7, Jalan Raja Laut, KL
Published by February 28th, 2007
in Civil Liberties and Freedom of Information.
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The case of alleged illegal assembly which is in relation to the demonstration against the publication conditions imposed on PAS organ, Harakah will be heard on the followings:
Background: On December 24, 1999, the Home Ministry accused Harakah of breaching the conditions of its license by selling the paper to non-PAS members. On March 1, 2000, […]
Group Calls for Halt to US-Malaysia FTA Negotiations
Published by February 28th, 2007 in Economy and Economic Rights. 0 CommentsBy Third World Network
27/02/2007: Malaysia should stop all negotiations with the US on a free trade agreement (FTA) as it has failed to conduct an assessment on the implications of such an agreement on the people, a grouping of concerned Malaysians urged on Tuesday.
Speaking at a press conference, representatives of the People’s Coalition Against the […]
Invitation: Launch of AI Malaysia Gender Awareness Manual (Malay Version)
Shah Village Hotel, Lrg Sultan, PJ, Selangor
Published by February 28th, 2007
in Event and Gender.
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In conjunction with International Women’s Rights Day 2007 and our ongoing global Stop Violence against Women (SVAW) campaign, Amnesty International Malaysia will be launching the Malay version of our Gender Awareness Manual.
The manual entitled Menjayakan Hak Menjadi Kenyataan: Bengkel Kesedaran Gender contains over 24 hours of ready-to-use workshop materials. It is designed for use by […]
Job Vacancy: CARAM Asia - Program Officer- Foreign Migrant Domestic Workers (FMDW)
Published by February 28th, 2007 in Job Posting, Migration and Malaysian NGOs. 4 CommentsCARAM ASIA - VACANCIES
CARAM Asia is a regional organisation working on migration and health issues. The Secretariat in Kuala Lumpur is expanding and is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the following position of Program Officer- Foreign Migrant Domestic Workers (FMDW)
The FMDW program within CARAM Asia seeks to promote and protect the rights and […]
RELEASE ABDUL KALAM AND RESPECT THE RIGHT TO BE HEARD IN A COURT OF LAW BY FOREIGN WORKERS
Published by February 27th, 2007 in Law Enforcement, Government Policies & Negligence, Labour, Migration, Law and Justice and Corruption / Public Integrity. 0 CommentsThe arrest of Abdul Kalam, on Thursday, 22-02-07 by the Immigration Headquarters at Putrajaya, one of the 11 workers who filed an appeal to the High Court for various claims and unfair dismissal, raises questions whether the Immigration department can deny workers their right to stay in the country when the worker has a legal […]
Stop shrinking our intellectual space
Published by February 27th, 2007 in Government Policies & Negligence and Freedom of Information. 1 CommentThe Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) expresses support and solidarity for the efforts of an acclaimed local filmmaker and a writer who are challenging the government’s attempts to stop Malaysians from accessing their works. The filmmaker, Tsai Ming Liang whose film titled ” I don’t want to sleep alone”, was recently banned, is appealing the […]
Deadline for FreedomFilmFest2007 Entries!
Published by February 26th, 2007 in Freedom of Information. 0 CommentsGot a story to tell the world but just don’t know how or where to do it?
Put that idea for a social film on paper and send it to us now!
KOMAS (Pusat Komunikasi Masyarakat), a non-government organization is organizing the FreedomFilmFest (FFF2007) and is on the look-out for daring human rights stories to be made […]
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