June 26, 2008 marks 24 years to the day when UN the Convention against Torture Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment was adopted in 1984, the General Assembly adopted the UN Convention against Torture, which entered into force on 26 June 1987. Countries that sign and ratify this treaty must ensure that laws […]
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Press Statement for International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Published by June 27th, 2008 in Civil Liberties and Detention without Trial. 0 CommentsPRESS STATEMENT: BSA Tahir Released, Many More Still Detained Under ISA
Published by June 27th, 2008 in Detention without Trial. 0 CommentsWednesday, 25 June 2008
1.. On 23rd June 2008, the Government informed that BSA Tahir had been released on 6th June 2008 from the Internal Security Act (ISA) after being held for four years over alleged links with a nuclear black market. The case of BSA Tahir drew additional attention because he was linked to a […]
“ISA: ANTARA MANSUH ATAU PINDA”
Published by June 14th, 2008 in Event and Detention without Trial. 0 CommentsGERAKAN MANSUHKAN ISA (GMI) DENGAN KERJASAMA JAWATANKUASA HAK ASASI MANUSIA (HRC) MAJLIS PEGUAM MALAYSIA DAN CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE
MENJEMPUT SEMUA RAKYAT MALAYSIA KE FORUM ISA SEMPENA KEMPEN BEBASKAN TAHANAN ENAM TAHUN ISA
“ISA: ANTARA MANSUH ATAU PINDA”
Panelis : Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan (Presiden Majlis Peguam Malaysia)
: YB Tian Chua (MP Batu & Bekas Tahanan ISA)
: Saudara Syed Ibrahim […]
Siasat Seksaan Tahanan di bawah ISA
Published by May 21st, 2008 in Civil Liberties and Detention without Trial. 0 Comments1. Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA (GMI) yang dianggotai lebih daripada 83 buah organisasi terdiri daripada badan-badan bukan kerajaan, parti-parti politik, kesatuan sekerja, badan hak asasi manusia, badan wanita, mahasiswa dan golongan muda, hari ini berasa amat kesal dengan penyeksaan yang didakwa berlaku ke atas tahanan yang ditahan di bawah Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA). Sekiranya benar, […]
Tahanan 6 Tahun ISA Dibawa Ke PRC tanpa Makluman Keluarga
Published by May 18th, 2008 in Detention without Trial. 0 Comments1. Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA (GMI) ingin menarik perhatian semua berhubung tindakan kerajaan yang membawa tahanan-tahanan ISA yang sudah berada di Kem Tahanan Kamunting (KEMTA) ke Kuala Lumpur dengan sewenang-wenangnya. Tahanan disyaki dikurung di Police Remand Center (PRC) di Balai Polis sekitar Kuala Lumpur […]
ISA Detention of Tahir: A Cover Up of Untold Mystery?
Published by May 12th, 2008 in Civil Liberties and Detention without Trial. 0 CommentsThe recent statement of the Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar trying to justify the indefinite detention without trial of Buhary Seyed Abu Tahir under the Internal Security Act (ISA) on the ground of averting Malaysia from possible economic sanction is dubious and misleading. B. S. A Tahir, a Sri Lankan, was arrested on June 2004 […]
Concern over detention of five men under the Internal Security Act
Published by April 22nd, 2008 in Detention without Trial. 0 CommentsWe are writing on behalf of the International Bar Association Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) to express our concern about the detention of five lawyers under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in Malaysia.
In its role as a dual membership organisation, comprising 30,000 individual lawyers and over 195 Bar Associations and Law Societies, the IBA influences the […]
P Uthayakumar - Callous treatment of a
Published by April 12th, 2008 in Detention without Trial. 1 CommentAliran is shocked to learn that Hindraf leader P Uthayakumar who is under ISA detention is being treated inhumanely. We find it difficult to believe that a country that has exalted the virtues of Islam Hadari could be so callous in the treatment of a human being - which is hard to believe or accept.
Uthayakumar, […]
CUKUPLAH 6 TAHUN MEREKA DIZALIM
Published by April 12th, 2008 in Appeal and Detention without Trial. 1 Comment1. Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA (GMI) ingin menarik perhatian rakyat dan media bahawa pada tahun 2008 ini, terdapat tahanan yang di tahan di bawah Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) tanpa bicara di Kem Tahanan Kamunting (Kemta) selama 6 tahun. Ini kemungkinan satu tempoh yang paling lama dalam sejarah moden Malaysia, […]
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