[Statement] Malaysia: End the intimidation of artists and human rights defenders
3 July 2021 3:37 pm
(3 July 2021, Bangkok) ‒ The Government of Malaysia must end its intimidation of artists and human rights defenders and protect the freedom of expression, the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) said in a statement today. On 2 July 2021, filmmaker Anna Har and cartoonist Amin Landak were questioned over an animated [ Read more ]
From Our Member Pusat KOMAS, Malaysia – Pusat KOMAS Short Films / Filem Pendek
1 July 2021 5:12 am
Pusat KOMAS, our member from Malaysia, has developed a series of short films to demonstrate the situations of discrimination that migrants suffer in the country. “Are migrants not human? Do we put ourselves in their situation? Come and watch the short film “Jaguh Rasis di Kampung” in collaboration with Pusat KOMAS and HAS Production to [ Read more ]
From Our Member Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM), Malaysia – Launch: Cartoon competition focusing on campaigning against torture of young people
5:01 am
In conjunction with International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM, our member from Malaysia, launched a cartoon competition focusing on campaigning against torture of young people. The cartoon competition will launch the Malaysian Youth Action against Torture campaign and the theme of the competition is ‘Youth against Torture’. The cartoon [ Read more ]
From Our Member Pusat KOMAS, Malaysia – Race to Equality
28 May 2021 11:08 pm
Pusat Komas, our member from Malaysia, has launched a virtual run campaign for social cohesion and national unity, Race to Equality, in conjunction with the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on 21st March 2021. The objective of the run is: To permeate past NGO/CSO networks and have ordinary citizens be proponents of [ Read more ]
From Our Members Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM), Malaysia and Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP), the Philippines – Joint statement: New synergies to reduce torture and ill-treatment in policy custody in South East Asia
26 April 2021 6:57 pm
April 26, 2021 The Association for Prevention of Torture (APT), Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) in Malaysia, Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) and Cross Cultural Foundation (CrCF) in Thailand are launching a three and a half year cooperation, to foster national and regional synergies to prevent incommunicado detention and forced confession in the three [ Read more ]
[Joint Statement] Malaysia: End attempts to silence lawyer and human rights defender Charles Hector
24 March 2021 3:44 pm
(Bangkok, 24 March 2021) – Attempts to intimidate Malaysian lawyer and human rights defender (HRD) Charles Hector for his work amount to harassment with the ultimate aim of silencing the people he represents, the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and Front Line Defenders said in a joint statement today. Human rights lawyer [ Read more ]
From Our Member Pusat KOMAS, Malaysia – Media Dalang Racism
6 March 2021 12:07 am
“Media dalang Racism” takes us for an emotional rollercoaster when it comes to fault finding. Are we racist? Who or what causes us to be racist? This short film produced by Pusat KOMAS show us the ways racism is perpetuated by the media we consume.
Joint Statement: Malaysia Defies Court Order, Putting Lives in Imminent Danger
1 March 2021 1:15 pm
URGENT STATEMENT Joint Statement: Malaysia Defies Court Order, Putting Lives in Imminent Danger BANGKOK, 26 February 2021 The Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN), Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) and the International Detention Coalition (IDC) strongly urge the Government of Malaysia to grant UNHCR immediate and [ Read more ]
Urgent Statement: Malaysia Must Stop the Planned Deportation of Detained Myanmar Nationals and Allow Detainees Immediate Access to UNHCR
19 February 2021 10:34 am
BANGKOK, 19 February 2021 The Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) and the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) strongly urge the Government of Malaysia to immediately halt the involuntary repatriation of Myanmar detainees, allow UNHCR access to all detainees scheduled for deportation, and to place the safety and security of vulnerable populations [ Read more ]
[Joint Statement] Malaysia: Emergency restrictions should not be used to further reinforce political power
14 January 2021 1:12 pm
(Bangkok, 14 January 2021) ‒ Malaysia’s recent declaration of a state of emergency risks compromising the rights of its people and its systems for accountability, said the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and its Malaysia member organisations Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) and Pusat Komas (KOMAS), in a statement. A nation-wide emergency was [ Read more ]