Sevan Doraisamy

LETTER | Authorities must fully uphold Peaceful Assembly Act moratorium

LETTER | Authorities must fully uphold Peaceful Assembly Act moratorium

Cease all unjust investigations and prosecutions against assembly organisers.
COMMENT | Cops should facilitate, not intimidate right to peacefully assemble

COMMENT | Cops should facilitate, not intimidate right to peacefully assemble

Focus on actual crimes instead of non-violent gatherings.
COMMENT | Use of Sosma on drug syndicates concerning

COMMENT | Use of Sosma on drug syndicates concerning

Laws under the Criminal Procedure Code are enough to handle such cases.
LETTER | Bernama should stop legal actions against Sydney Yap

LETTER | Bernama should stop legal actions against Sydney Yap

The national news agency should focus on addressing issues raised.
LETTER | Revoke mining concession for Tasik Chini area

LETTER | Revoke mining concession for Tasik Chini area

The Pahang MB has made a U-turn on his promise to protect the lake and surrounding areas.

Custodial medical unit: Timely reform to police lockups

Custodial medical unit: Timely reform to police lockups

LETTER | If effective, it must be scaled up and made accessible to smaller lockups and detention facilities.

IPCMC the bitter pill necessary for police reform

IPCMC the bitter pill necessary for police reform

LETTER | The Royal Malaysian Police is in dire need of fundamental reform to eradicate the rot within.

Promote freedom of expression, not Sedition Act

Promote freedom of expression, not Sedition Act

LETTER | Comments that do not incite violence against others should not be criminalised or needlessly silenced.

Putting human rights on hold and empowering politics of hate

Putting human rights on hold and empowering politics of hate

It is regrettable that the authorities fail to appreciate the spirit of Human Rights Day.
The Special Branch cannot remain above the law

The Special Branch cannot remain above the law

COMMENT | As recommended by the 2005 Royal Commission, the role of the unit must be given expression in law.

Heed UN report on Rohingya genocide

Heed UN report on Rohingya genocide

LETTER | The perpetrators of this crime against humanity must be brought to justice.

Home Ministry must intervene on minors detained under Poca, Sosma

Home Ministry must intervene on minors detained under Poca, Sosma

LETTER | There are currently 142 minors detained without trial under Poca, and 17 under Sosma.

National Human Rights Action Plan purely cosmetic

National Human Rights Action Plan purely cosmetic

LETTER | be wary of the government’s attempt to pull the wool over the eyes of Malaysians.

Human Rights Day in troubled times

Human Rights Day in troubled times

Human Rights Day that falls on Dec 10, 2016 is supposed to be a day of celebration where people from around the world celebrate human rights. While the spirit of solidarity and hope remains strong within and without Malaysia, the situation pertaining to human rights in Malaysia have brought morale of all Malaysians to a new low.

Uphold students’ and youths’ right to peaceful assembly

Uphold students’ and youths’ right to peaceful assembly

Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) is repulsed by the attempts to criminalise and restrict the rights of students and youth groups to take part in public assemblies. The right to peaceful assembly is a fundamental right that is afforded to all human beings and provided for under the Federal Constitution and can only be derogated in the direst of circumstances.

Justice for Dharmendran must be pursued

Justice for Dharmendran must be pursued

Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) is disappointed with the decision reached by the court in the prosecution of police officers that allegedly caused the death of N Dharmendran in police custody.

PDRM is not a tool for political crackdown

PDRM is not a tool for political crackdown

Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) strongly condemns the arrest of youth activists and political leaders in the past week and the threats issued by the inspector-general of police against opposition Members of Parliament.
Police intimidation must stop

Police intimidation must stop

Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) condemns the Royal Malaysian Police’s investigation and questioning of the members of the Malaysian Bar Council under the Sedition Act 1948 for fulfilling the role expected of the Malaysian Bar Council in line with the statutory obligations and limitations imposed upon them under the Legal Profession Act 1976.
Cease intimidation campaign against rights defenders

Cease intimidation campaign against rights defenders

Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) condemns the arrests of Sivarajan Arumugam, Silvarajah Erusam, Saiful Adli Jamian and Mohd Afiq Ayob under Section 9(5) of the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 for attending a candlelight vigil in Johor Baru.
Protect the rights of parents and the best interest of the child

Protect the rights of parents and the best interest of the child

Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) is disappointed with the decision made by the Court of Appeal in M Indira Gandhi’s case on Dec 31, 2015.
Suaram: End all political prosecution and persecution

Suaram: End all political prosecution and persecution

Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) welcomes the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention’s stance on the detention of Anwar Ibrahim and fully supports the urging for the government of Malaysia to release Anwar Ibrahim and the reinstate all of his political rights that were denied following his conviction.