The Sarawak Festival of Rights is being held at the Old Court House, Kuching in conjunction with International Human Rights Day, Dec 10, 2016 from 10am to 8pm.

This festival is the first of its kind in Sarawak. Its uniqueness is that it will group a coalition of national and state civil society groups from various sectors of society to share their work, their campaigns and their aims to showcase the rich diversity of social life in Sarawak. In line with it being a festival, all the groups will highlight their work via film screenings, small group discussions, music, poetry, fun activities and mini-exhibitions.

The theme of this Sarawak Festival of Rights is ‘Human Rights for All’. Consequently, the main aim of this festival is to raise awareness of the key role played by human rights in bringing about an open, dynamic, global and modern society. Through this festival, it is hoped that more members of the public will be encouraged to participate in the diverse works and campaigns of the various civil society groups here in Sarawak.

Organised by the Civil Society Project coalition, this festival will be anchored by Purple Lily, Ikram Sarawak, Sarawak Aids Concern Society, Lawyers Kamek 4 Change, Rise of Sarawak Efforts, Save Rivers and Teori Timur. Among other groups that will attend and participate in this festival are Jaringan Orang Asal Se-Malaysia (JOAS) and Pertubuhan Kebajikan Sinar Harapan.

Entrance is free. Members of the public encouraged to come and make this festival a memorable one.