PETALING JAYA, 30 April 2010: The police have denied the Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) a copy of its written guidelines on the use of firearms despite requests following a shooting that happened last year. “The police have told us that there are written guidelines. However, it is a very confidential document,” Suhakam commissioner Datuk […]
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Orang Asli Hospital not fulfilling role
KUALA LUMPUR, 22 Mar 2010: A hospital set up by the British to serve the Orang Asli in Gombak is not fulfilling its objectives in part because most of its patients are non-Orang Asli. Dr Selva Vathany Kanapathi Pillai, recently transferred out of the hospital after publicly voicing her concerns, told The Nut Graph that […]
No charges in police shooting
PETALING JAYA, 4 Mar 2010: No charges will be brought against police who were involved in shooting single mother Norizan Salleh, but investigations may be conducted into reports that police stepped on her after she was shot. “Her allegations of being stepped on and punched after the shooting may have to be looked into to […]
Understanding our rights
MyConstitution campaign logo (© MyConstitution / Facebook)PERAK. Party-hopping. Frogs. Who by now doesn’t know about the Perak constitutional crisis. Awareness has also been stirred about the right to freedom of association and the rights of voters to choose based on a candidate’s party. Federal-state relations are receiving prominence now that the opposition controls at least […]
Outraged by inaction over plight of Orang Asal
FOLLOWING the release of the task force report confirming allegations of sexual abuse of Penan women and girls, we greet Malaysia’s 46th birthday with a renewed sense of outrage. We are gravely disturbed not only over the Penan girls and women whose rights were violated, but also over how their situation reflects the overall state […]
Suhakam to decide status of witness statements
KUALA LUMPUR, 2 Sept 2009: A Suhakam public inquiry into the detention of five lawyers for illegal assembly by the police will decide on 11 Sept whether Suhakam has the power to compel witnesses to have their statements recorded. In today’s hearing, police counsel Supt R Munusamy said the power provided to record statements from […]
The problem with the MACC
RUSHED through Parliament in haste, it was only a matter of time before weaknesses in the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act would emerge. Tragically, it took a death to re-open the debate on an institution formed only six months ago. Back when the MACC Bill was being debated, there appeared to be little fuss about […]
Suhakam: Respect right to assembly
THE Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) regrets to note that in the process of dispersing the 15,000-strong crowd marching in protest of the Internal Security Act (ISA) in Kuala Lumpur on 1 Aug 2009, the police used tear gas and water [cannons] excessively, which also affected bystanders. The day of the public assembly ended […]
Death by detention
THE Council of Churches of Malaysia (CCM) Youth refers to the articles, commentaries, joint statements and various public responses recounting the shocking death of a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) witness, Teoh Beng Hock, under dubious circumstances. This tragedy yet again adds another nauseating leaf to our country’s lack of a credible and transparent system of […]
Suhakam also investigating Teoh’s death
KUALA LUMPUR, 21 July 2009: The Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) will investigate thoroughly the 16 July 2009 death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock at the Selangor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) office. Suhakam commissioner Datuk N Siva Subramaniam said the investigation would also cover complaints from individuals of being injured during a 17 July […]
