
Five recommendations for the new IGP
What the new IGP can do to restore public faith in the police.

What the new IGP can do to restore public faith in the police.

Lawyers for Liberty is appalled by the home minister’s proposal for the police power of 28 days detention under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act (Sosma) to be extended by another five years.

COMMENT | Many have voiced concerns on the persistence of custodial deaths in Malaysia.

Last Friday, I received a telephone call from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s (UKM) chapter of the Asian Law Students’ Association (ALSA) to inform me that my invitation to speak at their national conference on Sunday had been abruptly cancelled by the UKM administration, apparently on the account that I was “controversial”.

Cops should facilitate the #TangkapMO1 rally instead of painting a false picture.

Lawyers for Liberty views with serious concern the growing opposition to vaccination and the threat it poses to the public health and safety of everyone in the country and even beyond in today’s globalised world. The prevalence of the anti-vaccination movement and the extent to which it has worsened came to prominence following the recent deaths of a seven-year-old girl in Malacca and a two-year-old toddler in Kedah due to diphtheria.

COMMENT | Written reply in parliament on custodial deaths raises more questions than answers.















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'There should be acceptance by the gov't of stateless communities with genuine links with the nation.'

