The Penan Support Group (PSG) would like to acknowledge the important role played by the Jawatankuasa Bertindak Peringkat Kebangsaan bagi Menyiasat Dakwaan Penderaan Seksual terhadap Wanita Kaum Penan di Sarawak (the Task Force) in the mission to ascertain and establish that the reported rapes of Penan women and girls by outsiders had indeed taken place. [...]
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THE PENAN SUPPORT GROUP RESPONDS TO THE REPORT OF THE WOMEN, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MINISTRY-LED TASK FORCE ON THE RAPE OF PENAN WOMEN IN SARAWAK
Published by October 5th, 2009 in Gender and Malaysian NGOs. 0 CommentsMusa Hassan Should Not be Given Another Extension of His Tenure as IGP
Published by September 11th, 2009 in Law Enforcement and Malaysian NGOs. 0 CommentsWe, undersign Malaysia Civil Society Organisations regrets that the Government has extended tenure of current Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan tenure for another year until 12 September 2010. We urge the IGP not to accept the offer and should instead step down as he has failed in carrying out his duties and responsibilities in the [...]
Media Statement of the PENAN SUPPORT GROUP on the RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE OF PENAN GIRLS AND WOMEN IN BARAM, SARAWAK
Published by September 11th, 2009 in Law Enforcement. 0 CommentsIn September 2008, news broke out that Penan girls, some as young as 10 years, were being sexually abused by logging workers in the Middle Baram area of Sarawak. However, local politicians and the police were quick to dismiss these as mere allegations without any basis.
Such lackadaisical attitudes compelled the Ministry of Women, Family and [...]
“Fast for the Nation, Peace for Malaysia” 2009 Launch
Published by September 11th, 2009 in Malaysian NGOs. 0 CommentsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia — September 11,2009 – The “Fast for the Nation, Peace for Malaysia”initiative was launched today and attended and supported by Malaysians from all walks of life.
The purpose of “Fast for the Nation, Peace for Malaysia” is to invite All Malaysians to intentionally become a positive force for change by [...]
MCCBCHST: THERE MUST BE ONE RULE FOR ALL MALAYSIANS
Published by September 7th, 2009 in Religion. 0 CommentsMCCBCHST (Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism & Taoism) notes with deep concern that the cowhead incident in Shah Alam is not an isolated case. Another recent example of this kind of insensitivity was when the Holy Eucharist was desecrated when certain persons went to a church, took the consecrated bread and spewed [...]
Kartika’s Caning is Against the Constitution
Published by August 24th, 2009 in Law and Justice. 0 CommentsWomen Candidacy Initiative (WCI) is outraged and questions the legality of the Court’s further imposition after a sentence has been meted out, of an additional 7- day jail sentence on Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarnor in the Kajang Prison which is due to commence this 24 August 2009.
The total and maximum sentences of RM5,000 fine, 6 [...]
Free Public Forum (FPF) Speaks on : “Kawalan Moral untuk Masyarakat Plural di Malaysia”
Published by August 7th, 2009 in Event. 0 CommentsDear friends.
An invitation to join the :
Free Public Forum (FPF) Speaks on : “Kawalan Moral untuk Masyarakat Plural di Malaysia”
Organiser : Free Public Forum (FPF)
Dato : 19th August 2009 -Wed
Time [...]
CCM (Council of Churches Malaysia) Youth refers to the articles, commentaries, joint statements and various public responses recounting the shocking death of an MACC witness, Teoh Beng Hock, under dubious circumstances. CCM Youth is not only horrified and outraged, but deeply ashamed and bewildered.
This tragedy yet again adds another nauseating leaf to our [...]
Appointment of Councilors in Selangor
Published by July 14th, 2009 in Government Policies & Negligence. 0 CommentsWhen the 26 members of the Coalition of Good Governance was formed in 2008, we recommended a set of criteria for the appointment of councillors and this was presented to the public as well as to the Selangor State Government. This was carried out prior to the State Government’s appointment of councillors.
To recap, the CGG [...]
Asian NGOs Demand Full Compliance of the SUHAKAM Amendment Bill with the Paris Principles
Published by July 3rd, 2009 in Civil Liberties. 0 CommentsThe Asian NGOs Network for National Human Rights Institutions (ANNI) has called on the Malaysian government to comply fully with the Paris Principles following the tabling of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) (Amendments) Bill 2009. The Bill was read for the first time in the Malaysian Parliament on 22 June 2009.
Failure to [...]
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