Archive for November, 2007

HINDRAF: ABIM URGES MALAYSIANS TO REMAIN CALM

The Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia (ABIM) urges Malaysians of all races and religions to remain calm following street protests by a group Indian Malaysians led by Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) on Sunday.
ABIM notes with deep concern that some of the actions and contents of various documents issued by HINDRAF, in substance and wordings […]

HINDRAF INTERNATIONAL LOBBY

Hindraf Chairman and Barrister at Law (Lincoln’s Inn) Mr.P.Waythamoorthy had on 28/11/07 left Malaysia in light of the local crackdown and threatened (by the Prime Minister) detention without trial under the draconian Internal Security Act (ISA) and to lobby the international community’s support for the mere 8% ethnic minority Indians in Malaysia who have been  […]

HINDRAF rally updates

A total of 99 were charged at the Magistrate court on 29 November 2007. There are two main groups of those who were charged:

KEMPEN TANDATANGAN MEMBANTAH PERGANTUNGAN PELAJAR UPM

Seperti yang anda semua sedia maklum, seorang pelajar di UPM saudara Lee telah digantung satu semestar kerana tidak membenarkan pihak keselamatan memeriksa begnya. Ini satu hukuman yang sangat berat untuk tidak membenarkan periksa begnya.
Maka satu kempen tandatangan telah dilancarkan untuk dilampirkan bersama rayuan saudara Lee ke pihak universiti.
Dengan pengumuman ini dilampirkan petition untuk kempen tandatangan […]

Amnesty International Film Screening this Sunday - “Water” and “Malaikat di Jendela” Central Market, Kuala Lumpur

Amnesty International Film Screening
“Demanding Implementation, Challenging Obstacles: End Violence against Women”
2nd of December, 2007
2.00pm to 7.30pm, at The Annexe Central Market, Kuala Lumpur
25th November is International Day Against Violence Against Women which commemorates the anniversary of the murder
of the Mirabal sisters who were brutally murdered by the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic in 1960. […]

Withdraw the decision of one-semester suspension on student

Pusat Janadaya(Empower) urges the authorities of UPM to withdraw its
decision made on November 22, to suspend a second year student, Lee Song
Yong for one-semester. The student was charged with alledged non-cooperation
with the UPM security guard.
On Aug 22, Lee was stopped by security guards at the university’s exit and
was searched. Lee refused to allow his […]

PM’s ISA Threat: Protect UMNO Security Rather Than National Security

The threat of the use of the Internal Security Act against street protestors by the Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is uncalled for and shameful. The draconian law that allows for indefinite detention without trial and perpetuates the practice of torture is in direct contravention to human rights and should have been abolished long ago. The […]

HINDRAF rally: All released but 99 charged in court today - 28 November 2007

1. Persons arrested
Based on our ground information and monitoring, all 136 who were remanded by the police have been released on police bail last night (27 November 2007).
However, most of the 136 was charged at the Magistrate court today. There are two main groups of those who were charged:

No to ISA against participants of public rallies

The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) condemns the Prime
Minister’s warning to use the Internal Security Act (ISA) to prevent
future public rallies, after the Sunday rally organized by Hindraf which
drew a reported crowd of 30 000, and the BERSIH rally earlier this month.
On 28 November, the local media quoted the Prime Minister as saying that
the […]

Hindraf didn’t fax petition to British High Commission

1. HINDRAF PETITION DATED 25.11.2007 WAS NEVER FAXED TO BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION.
2. 10 MEMBER HINDRAF DELEGATION TO PRESENT PETITION AND 200, 000 SIGNATURES TO QUEEN ELIZABETH II AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE IN LONDON.
3. IT’S QUEEN ELIZABETH THEY NOW WANT (HAVING FAILED TO SUBMIT THEIR MEMORANDUM TO THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION, HINDRAF HAS NOW PLEDGED TO […]




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