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KDN and Police shuts down KOMAS film screening On the evening of the 3rd July (Wednesday night) KOMAS a human rights NGO together with the KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall Civil Right Committee (KLSCAH CRC) co-organized a film screening of the moving documentary film called “No Fire Zone” directed by Callum Macrae. At about 8.30, after 30 minutes from the time the screening started, KDN officials, Immigration officials and the police were present in mass numbers in the venue of Chinese...

Introduction: The following submission has been prepared by Front Line Defenders – The International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders based on the research conducted by the organisation as well as information received from independent human rights defenders in Malaysia from February 2009 to March 2013. Front Line Defenders (www.frontlinedefenders.org) is an international NGO based in Ireland with special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the...

Malaysia should take the Universal Periodic Review more seriously – COMANGO PETALING JAYA - A coalition of 54 Malaysian NGOs submitted a report on human rights in Malaysia to the United Nations (UN) today. The report will be used in reviewing Malaysia during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process in October this year. The UN Human Rights Council process reviews each of the 193 UN member states’ human rights records once every four and a half years. “The government made many commitments at...

Press Statement, 8 January 2013 Pemantau Pilihan Raya Rakyat – A Citizen’s Initiative for GE13 As the new year begins, Malaysians are preparing for what is undoubtedly the most significant general elections our country has ever faced in recent decades. GE13 will be a milestone for the nation as a clear shift in the electorate has become apparent ever since 2008 elections.
The shift towards a two-party system is a significant stride forward for greater democracy in this nation, but first and...

The villagers from various villages in Balai Ringin had been protested outside Wisma Pelita since 14th of May 2012. They had camped outside the Wisma Pelita demanding for the Land and Survey Department to recognize their NCR land title and give back their land back to the villagers. The land grabs involve more than 10 villages around Balai Ringin and the size of the land is more than 10,000 hector. According to a source, the villages that were affected by this are Kampung Menyang, Kampung...