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The origins of the labour movement in M’sia (Part 2 of a series)
The origins of the labour movement in M’siaPublished: Today 10:52 am Modified: Today 12:52 pmEditor’s note: This is part two of a series on the Malaysian labour movement.FEATURE | The fact that the...
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Keep people poor and in debt, and they will be afraid to stand up for rights...
FREEDOM- Well that has been something that Malaysians have not really fully experienced - thanks to the UMNO-led coalition(today the Barisan Nasional) that has 'ruled' in Malaysia ever since...
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How the British suppressed the Malayan labour movement (Part 3)
Part 3 of 4 partsThe state of the labour movement in Malaysia (Part 1)The origins of the labour movement in M’sia (Part 2 of a series)How the British suppressed the Malayan labour movement Published:...
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The last breath of the labour movement?(Part 4)
Part 4 of 4 partsThe state of the labour movement in Malaysia (Part 1)The origins of the labour movement in M’sia (Part 2 of a series)How the British suppressed the Malayan labour movement (Part 3)The...
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UEC - Is the The Legal Profession Qualifying Board (LPQB) being discriminatory?
To be a lawyer, we really should just be looking at the Law Degree that one holds. Is it recognized or not? Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) - well, that is not a University Degree. It is like our...
View ArticleJudges Discretion to Not sentence to Death ONLY if Prosecutor Allows?
Media Statement – 24/11/2017JUDGE’S DISCRETION TO NOT IMPOSE DEATH PENALTY ONLY IF PUBLIC PROSECUTOR GIVES CERTIFICATION IS WRONGDangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act 2017 Meant To Abolish Mandatory Death...
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Public prosecutor granted ‘too much power’ over life and death, says human...
Public prosecutor granted ‘too much power’ over life and death, says human rights group Bede Hong Updated 3 hours ago · Published on 24 Nov 2017 1:26PM A HUMAN rights group is critical of an amendment...
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Peneroka FELDA - malas silap sendiri atau silap UMNO-BN?Polisi Pembangkang?
UMNO-BN failed - because the poor FELDA settlers who should by now become financially independent and able to live without anymore depending on government(or FELDA) assistance seem to be still 'poor'...
View ArticleWorker's access to justice. Courts decide not Minister, who blocked 31% cases...
A worker should be immediately allowed to file his case in the Industrial Court and/or Labour Court, and the court should proceed to hear the case immediately especially for wrongful dismissal cases...
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Release Siti Noor Aishah Atam immediately(15 Groups) - Malaysiakini
Release Siti Noor Aishah Atam immediatelyPublished: Today 11:04 am Modified: Today 1:09 pmLETTER | We, the 15 undersigned civil society organisations and groups, call for the immediate release of...
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Sometimes the government listens - PP's green light before judge exercise...
Human Rights Defenders can speak up and act, and the Media has the capacity of making these voices heard.Positive results can sometimes be achieved - and this is one of them when the government decided...
View ArticleGOVERNMENT REMOVES NEED FOR PUBLIC PROSECUTORS APPROVAL BEFORE JUDGE CAN...
Media Statement – 7/12/2017GOVERNMENT REMOVES NEED FOR PUBLIC PROSECUTORS APPROVAL BEFORE JUDGE CAN EXERCISE DISCRETION IN SENTENCING DRUG TRAFFICKERSAmendment to end mandatory death penalty for drug...
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With too much power in its hands, BN risks complacency(Malaysiakini)
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Does UMNO's 3 million members want Najib as President until 2021?
ODD - UMNO recent Annual General Meeting passed a resolution that there will be no contest for the post of Prime Minister(Najib), Deputy Prime Minister(Ahmad Zahid Hamidi)...[and also the Senior Vice...
View ArticleNow 45 Groups call on Malaysia to abolish POCA and Detention Without Trial Laws
Media Statement– 16/11/2017ABOLISH POCA AND DETENTION WITHOUT TRIAL LAWS142 juveniles and possibly thousands denied theirliberty without being accorded the right to fair trialWe, the 45 undersigned...
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Let Judicial Discretion in Sentencing Lead to the Total Abolition of the...
Press Release | Let Judicial Discretion in Sentencing Lead to the Total Abolition of the Death Penalty Tuesday, 05 December 2017 09:05am The Malaysian Bar welcomes the removal of the mandatory death...
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Gabungan Bertindak Malaysia Message on International Human Rights Day
9 December, 2017Gabungan Bertindak MalaysiaMessage on International Human Rights DayAs Malaysia joins the world in commemorating International Human Rights Day on December 10, perhaps this is a...
View ArticleSingaporean Jolovan Wham - 52 Malaysian Groups Speak out & Urgent Appeal by...
URGENT APPEAL - THE OBSERVATORY SGP 001 / 1217 / OBS 117Judicial harassmentSingaporeDecember 8,...
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DDA amendments better, but anti-drug policy needs overhaul(Malaysiakini)
DDA amendments better, but anti-drug policy needs overhaulPublished: 8 Dec 2017, 2:48 pm Modified: 8 Dec 2017, 5:33 pmCOMMENT | Malaysians Against Death Penalty and Torture (Madpet) welcomes the...
View ArticleStudents - human rights defenders for the poor and marginalised in Malaysia?
Human Rights and the Student Movement? The students and the youths generally have been in the forefront of the struggle for human rights especially for the poor and marginalized...the landless poor,...
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