We find FMT’s report on Cynthia Gabriel and Jerald Joseph really shameful and irresponsible. The original FMT report does not name them. But now, another account, evidently based on the report, has named them and is making...
21st March 2020 marks the 60th International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Born from the anti-Apartheid struggle, the spirit of non-discrimination emanated by the martyrs 60 years ago is stressing for...
(Bangkok/Jakarta, 20 March 2020) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, together with the Solidarity for ASEAN Peoples’ Advocacy and the undersigned organisations, are gravely concerned with the lack of a human rights focus in the current response to the...
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...
We are pleased to invite you to the launch of the campaign to speed up the process of the ratification of the International Convention of Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD).
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...
JOM PANTAU is now the official election monitoring platform of BERSIH 2.0 and stands on BERSIH 2.0’s eight key demands for clean, free and fair elections and the Election Offences 1954 Act 5. This initiative is carried out in cooperation with the Malaysian Election Observers Network (MEO-Net), Southeast Asian Centre for e-Media (SEACEM), the National Institute for Democracy and Electoral Integrity (NIEI). NOW we are announcing the second “Election Observer” Workshop focusing on understanding...