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Wednesday, 06 August 2008 |
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Memorandum on the Government Crackdown on Irregular Migrants in Sabah 6 August 2008 We are extremely concerned with Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's announcement on June 24 that the Federal Government would “flush out the illegal immigrants from Sabah and deport them to their home country”. While we appreciate that a sovereign state has the legal right to protect its borders and to ensure that migrants are properly documented, we are concerned that the drastic measures and the massive scale of operation taken by the government in dealing with such a complex issues without proper study, planning and training will only be a recipe for massive human rights violations.
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Monday, 04 August 2008 |
JUST days before the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) was to play host to the 13th Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (APF) last week, it found itself in a rather uncomfortable position.
It had been accused of not fully complying with international human rights institution standards. And because of that, it stood the risk of losing its A-status and being downgraded to B-status, which would bar it from attending sessions of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
The four-day forum, held in Kuala Lumpur, had brought together APF members, other national human rights institutions (NHRIs), United Nations agencies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to discuss critical human rights issues facing the region.
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Monday, 04 August 2008 |
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In pushing for human rights in the country, it’s not all cut-and-dried as prescribed by the law, Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) chairman Tan Sri Abu Talib Othman tells Aniza Damis Q: Do you think there is enough political will to ensure human rights obligations are met? A: In certain cases, the government has done what ought to be done in the circumstances; but there is room for improvement.
For example, the delay in disposal of cases. What is the government doing when judges don't write judgments?
Compensating the judges in the form of money is not a form of reformation. Examine the reason why judges take so long to dispose of cases and write judgments. |
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Monday, 04 August 2008 |
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PRESS STATEMENT
Human rights status in Malaysia will be examined by United Nations
Kuala Lumpur, Friday, 1 August 2008:
Six NGOs came together today to launch the 1st National Consultation of NGOs on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) by the Human Rights Council of the United Nations (HRC). They are Pusat Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor (Empower), Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram), Pusat Komas, Sisters In Islam (SIS), Tenaganita and the Coalition Against Health Care Privatisation (the Health Coalition). |
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Friday, 01 August 2008 |
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GERAKAN MANSUHKAN ISA
Press Statement: 1st August 2008 48 Years of ISA: We have had enough!
1st August marks 48 years of existence of the draconian and infamous law called the Internal Security Act (ISA). The ISA has its origin in the Emergency Regulations Ordinance 1948, which served its purpose and was subsequently repealed when the Emergency ended on 30th July, 1960. However, the power of detention without trial under Regulation 17 was subsequently transformed into Part II of the ISA.
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