Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) and Amnesty International (Malaysia) hereby express our grave concerns over the announcement by Kuala Lumpur city CID chief Senior Asst Comm II Datuk Ku Chin Wah that the Civil Defence Department (JPAM) and Rela members will start their duties as volunteer policemen on 18 August 2009.
This announcement was made as part [...]
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Reverse Decision to Include RELA in Public Policing
Published by August 24th, 2009 in Law Enforcement. 0 CommentsImplement the recommendations made by the Royal Police Commission and SUHAKAM on matters pertaining to the ISA, EO, RRA and also Section 27 of the Police Act.
Published by August 22nd, 2009 in Civil Liberties and Detention without Trial. 0 CommentsSuara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) expresses our utmost concern on the announcement from the Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein who has revealed that the Government will make amendments to the Internal Security Act (ISA) and the Police Act, particularly on the right to hold assemblies. The amendments will be tabled in the October 2009 Parliament [...]
MALAYSIA: Stop the violent repression of demonstrations against the Internal Security Act (ISA)!
Published by August 7th, 2009 in Detention without Trial and Freedom of Assembly. 0 CommentsGeneva-Kuala Lumpur, 7 August 2009. The World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) and its member organization in Malaysia, Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM), express their utmost concern about the repression of the peaceful demonstration that took place on 1 August 2009 in Kuala Lumpur in order to denounce the Internal Security Act (ISA), and during which [...]
SUARAM has been informed that 5 activists have been arrested in relation to a protest at the Thai Embassy and handover of a memorandum entitled, “Memorandum Opposing the Brutality in Southern Thailand”.
The first 3 persons were arrested at Jalan Ampang at 2.30pm today as they were walking towards the Thai Embassy. They started off from [...]
Launch of SUARAM’s Malaysia Human Rights Report 2008: Civil and Political Rights
Mandarin Court Hotel, Jalan Maharajalela, KL
Published by July 17th, 2009
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On behalf of SUARAM, I am pleased to invite you to the launch of SUARAM’s Malaysia Human Rights Report 2008: Civil Political Rights. The launch will be held at the following:
Date: 23 July 2009 (Thursday)
Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm
Venue: Mandarin Court Hotel, 55 Jalan Maharajalela, 50150 Kuala Lumpur.
(Near the Selangor & Kuala Lumpur Chinese Assembly Hall. [...]
Full investigation must be conducted into the death of Teo Beng Hock
Published by July 17th, 2009 in Malaysian NGOs. 0 CommentsSuara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) calls for a full investigation into the death of Teo Beng Hock, the political secretary of Selangor exco Ean Yong Hian Wah at the building beside the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Selangor headquarters in Shah Alam.
Yesterday, 15 July 2009, Teo was taken to the MACC headquarters for questioning in relation to [...]
Peace Vigil In Unity for the liberty of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
KL and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall
Published by May 29th, 2009
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SUARAM, Tenaganita, KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall and Youth 4 Change (Y4C) is organising a vigil that is part of an initiative of coordinated vigils by various groups in Southeast Asia. While we have our vigil for Aung San Suu Kyi in Malaysia, other groups in other countries in Southeast Asia will also be [...]
Memorandum to SUHAKAM on Poor Conditions of Immigration Detention Centres Contributing to the Outbreak of Leptospirosis
Published by May 29th, 2009 in Migration. 0 CommentsBackground
On 12 May 2009, a 21 year old asylum seeker from Burma, Thang Hoih Piang, died of Leptospirosis and on 17 May 2009, a 26 year old asylum seeker also from Burma, Sa La Hin, suffered the same fate. They were both detained in Juru Immigration Detention Centre where they were infected by the disease. [...]
BN and PR urged to pledge commitment to Reform Agenda
Published by April 1st, 2009 in Corruption / Public Integrity. 0 CommentsSuara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) and Writer Alliance for Media Independence (WAMI) urge both the ruling and opposition coalitions to commit themselves to the reform agenda as the nation prepares for transition of power from Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi which is scheduled on April 2, 2009. We also urge both the coalitions to present a [...]
Suaram Penang calls upon the Penang state government to exercise asset declaration of its EXCO’s.
Published by March 27th, 2009 in Corruption / Public Integrity. 0 CommentsSuaram Penang in a survey conducted this week found that up to 73% of Penang voters hope that the state government will make good its promise of a Competent, Accountable, and Transparent administration by declaring to the public assets owned by the Chief Minister and his Executive Committee. The survey, done over two days [...]
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