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Four Other Institutional Reforms
We are heartened by a concrete expression of commitment and plan by the Law and Institutional Reforms Minister on 6 March 2023 on the four 'low-hanging fruits' ...
Wednesday, 08 March 2023
... legal and even constitutional bills MUST NOT be seen as an expression of no-confidence to the government. Otherwise, parties can force their will on their parliamentarians in the pretext to avoid a no-confidence ...
Tuesday, 20 December 2022
... that peaceful assembly is a fundamental right of all citizens guaranteed under Article 10 of the Federal Constitution, along with the right to freedom of speech, expression and to form associations. Furthermore, ...
Saturday, 25 June 2022
... Malaysia to respect and protect all HR Defenders, and also the freedom of public participation, freedom of expression /opinion and also the freedom of peaceful assembly; and
- Call on the government ...
Tuesday, 15 February 2022
... and non-normative gender expression , resulting in frequent arrests of transgender people. In February, the Federal Court ruled that section 28 of Selangor’s Shariah Criminal Offences Enactment, which criminalizes ...
Friday, 14 January 2022
... to a vote of confidence, is Tan Sri Idrus Harun attempting to set the stage to suppress legitimate expression of opinion and action that may be taken on the matter?
While we await the AG’s response, ...
Monday, 06 September 2021
... budgeting allows the public to assert control of the future of their local vicinity and prepare the voters for future local council elections. This concept is a tangible expression of citizens being the ...
Monday, 05 July 2021
CRACKDOWNS ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IS SYMPTOMATIC OF A FAILING DEMOCRACY
The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (BERSIH 2.0) views with grave concern in the last two days various crackdowns ...
Friday, 02 July 2021
... was not renewed, despite his clear expression of desire to continue in office. He was appointed IGP as part of the government’s efforts to reform the police force and its administration. During his two ...
Friday, 30 April 2021
... 2.0 once again calls upon on all Malaysians to continue to defend the freedom of speech, expression and assembly as the core of our country's democracy. BERSIH 2.0 also calls for the immediate release ...
Sunday, 25 April 2021
... when the Home Minister has repeatedly defended the use of the Sedition Act 1948 and Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 to control expression on the internet. He even reiterated the view that Sedition ...
Wednesday, 09 December 2020
... and parcel of our freedom of expression . In fact, such matter was and still continuously being discussed in light of our recent political development.
When the YDPA rejected the Prime Minister’s plan ...
Wednesday, 11 November 2020
... to eligible voters. It should also inspire confidence among voters and candidates that the votes are the true expression of those who cast these votes.
Bersih 2.0 is glad to know that a special EC committee ...
Sunday, 16 August 2020
... the Blueprint consultation so as to allow civil society organisations more time to study the final draft.
Despite our concerns and similar expression s by many other stakeholders, it appears that ...
Saturday, 07 September 2013
... hard to get where I am today”
These are some typical expression s that are sure to be heard in coffee chats, every time the topic of rich and poor is brought up. People have grown easily accustomed to ...
Saturday, 30 March 2013
... further erosion of these freedoms.
Suppression of freedom of expression
Constitutional Law Professor, Dr Abdul Aziz Bari was suspended by the International University of Islam for ...
Thursday, 30 August 2012
... movement has yet to decide if it supports the students’ cause for free education or for PTPTN to be waived but stands in solidarity with their right to expression .
A series of free lectures known ...
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
... the Attorney General’s Chambers only seeks to further stifle the rights of Malaysians to: assemble peacefully, form associations, freedom of speech and expression .
We are disappointed on the judgment ...
Sunday, 04 March 2012
... – freedom of expression and thought.
Since the Syri’ah Law that is practised in Saudi – just like any other Muslim countries that implement Syari’ah – is subject to individual interpretation by the ...
Sunday, 12 February 2012
... must be allowed to be aired. There shall be freedom of expression and freedom to access and publish information.
15. National Unity
National unity must be premised on the heterogeneous nature ...
Thursday, 26 January 2012