Pusat Komunikasi Masyarakat (KOMAS) is proud to announce it’s newest
Human Rights Education Video (DVD) - “Mari Kita Beraktivism-Let’s Be an Activist” for sale now!
Launched on the 16th May 2008, the compilation of short engaging human rights films premiered to a packed gallery in Annexe, Central Market.
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Mari Kita Beraktivism DVD by KOMAS
Published by July 3rd, 2008 in Corporate Social Responsibility and Malaysian NGOs. 0 CommentsIkatan Relawan Rakyat (RELA) Taking Over Immigration Detention Centres
Published by February 1st, 2008 in Corporate Social Responsibility, Civil Liberties and Corruption / Public Integrity. 0 CommentsWe, the undersigned civil society organisations, are greatly alarmed at the recent Cabinet decision to have RELA (Ikatan Relawan Rakyat) take over the management of Immigration Detention Centres/ Depots.
According to newspaper reports, the Cabinet has relieved the Prisons Department of its jurisdiction over Immigration Detention Centres, and will place them under the control of RELA […]
Kerajaan Negeri Tiada Kuasa Terhadap Sime Darby: Isu Pengusiran Pekerja Ladang Kirby/Carotina
Published by January 14th, 2008 in Corporate Social Responsibility and Labour. 0 Comments11 Jan 2008, Seremban - Pagi ini, Menteri Besar Negeri Sembilan Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad Bin Haji Hassan telah mengadakan satu perjumpaan dengan 44 bekas pekerja Ladang Kirby Carotina.Perjumpaan dengan Menteri Besar ini diadakan ekoran daripada demontrasi besar-besaran yang dilakukan oleh bekas pekerja ini pada 27 Disember 2007 di depan pejabat MB […]
Urgent call for volunteers to Free the Judiciary
Published by January 14th, 2008 in Corporate Social Responsibility and Law and Justice. 0 CommentsDear friends of Suaram,
The Lingam video clip hearing before the Royal Commission of Inquiry will held between 14 to 22 January 2008, once again thrust the judiciary into the limelight.
As concern civil society, SUARAM and some other NGOs on behalf of the Steering Committee to Free the Judiciary will held watching brief and monitoring anything […]
End Violence Against Migrant Workers
Published by December 18th, 2007 in Violence, Corporate Social Responsibility and Labour. 0 CommentsKUALA LUMPUR 18 Dec, 2007: All State and non-State parties proactively end the persistent violence against migrant workers across the globe.
This was the call of CARAM Asia, a network of 27 NGOs and CBOs covering 16 countries in Asia in conjunction with the International Migrant Day (IMD) celebration.
PENDUDUK KAMPUNG CHUPADAK -1 POLIS -0: POLIS SENTUL JADI BUDAK SURUHAN PEMAJU!
Published by December 6th, 2007 in Corporate Social Responsibility, Land Development and Housing, Law Enforcement and Economic Rights. 0 CommentsRabu 6/12/07: Semalam pemimpin penduduk Kg.Chupadak, Sentul Siti Soleha yang lebih dikenali Kak Wan dan Rashidah telah cukup ajar polis Sentul yang bersekongkol dengan pemaju dan menyalahgunakan kuasa.
Malaysians urgently need whistleblower protection and FOI Act
Published by October 5th, 2007 in Corporate Social Responsibility and Law and Justice. 0 CommentsThe Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is deeply concerned about the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) threat to prosecute Opposition politicians Sivarasa Rasiah and Sim Tze Sin. The duo have been given a week to reveal the identity of a person who recorded a video implicating a senior lawyer in the fixing of senior judicial appointments.
OUTSOURCING COMPANIES AND THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS MUST BE MADE ACCOUNTABOE FOR THE ABUSE AND RIGHTS VIOLATIONS OF MIGRANT WORKERS
Published by September 25th, 2007 in Corporate Social Responsibility, International Affairs and Labour. 1 CommentThe Ministry of Home Affairs, in particular the Immigration department should not mislead nor pretend over the recent chaos and fiasco in the recruitment and employment of foreign workers. The Home Ministry, we understand, has approved the recruitment of 300,000 workers from Bangladesh alone.
It is the Ministry of Home Affairs that decided the […]
STOP MURDER AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE: FREEZE RECRUITMENT OF DOMESTIC WORKERS
Published by August 23rd, 2007 in Corporate Social Responsibility, International Affairs, Law Enforcement and Labour. 0 CommentsThe Indonesian government has broken its silence. It calls on the Malaysian government to be more pro active in the protection of domestic workers in Malaysia and to make employers accountable.
The situation has become so bad that employers believe with arrogance that they can get away with murder. Kunasir, a […]
Gubal Akta Gaji Minima - Tak Mahu, Longgar Akta -Ok
Published by August 17th, 2007 in Corporate Social Responsibility, Economic Rights and Labour. 0 CommentsTindakan Menteri Sumber Manusia Dato’ Fong Chan Onn yang secara senyap-senyap membentangkan pindaan terhadap Rang Undang-Undang Kesatuan Sekerja dan Perhubungan Perusahaan yang amat mendiskriminasi pekerja pada 3 Julai 2007 di Parlimen amat dikesali oleh Jaringan Rakyat Tertindas (JERIT).
Justeru itu, JERIT telah menjemput wakil-wakil daripada kesatuan sekerja dan parti politik untuk satu persidangan akhbar bagi […]
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