January 2021

Emergency  ·  News
Five proposals to address online hate speech

LETTER: The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) welcomes Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s acknowledgement of the prevalence of hate speech against a person based on their race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We also take note of the […]

January 22, 2021

Emergency  ·  Press Statements
CIJ calls for concerted efforts to address online hate speech

The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) welcomes Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s acknowledgement of the prevalence of hate speech against a person based on their race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We also take note of the prime minister’s […]

January 21, 2021

Emergency  ·  News
Start with your govt – groups tell PM after urging Asean to fight hate speech

Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who called for Asean to take a tougher stance against hate speech, including those based on gender and sexual orientation, should start within his own administration, said rights groups today. While some in the government have […]

January 21, 2021

Emergency  ·  News
Elections not an excuse for emergency, say civil society groups

PETALING JAYA: More organisations have joined the chorus of voices criticising the declaration of emergency, saying that it was wrong to use elections as an excuse for the “assault on civil liberties”. CSO Platform for Reform, a coalition of civil […]

January 14, 2021

COVID-19  ·  Emergency  ·  Joint Statements & Endorsements
The unnecessary state of emergency is detrimental to parliamentary democracy

The CSO Platform for Reform, a coalition of 75 Malaysian civil society organisations (CSOs), is alarmed by the Prime Minister, Muhyiddin Yassin’s announcement of the state of emergency which was proclaimed on 12 January 2021. This was announced in view […]

January 14, 2021

COVID-19  ·  Emergency  ·  Joint Statements & Endorsements
Pegumuman darurat tidak perlu serta memudaratkan demokrasi berparlimen dan kebebasan asasi sivil

Platform CSO untuk Perubahan, gabungan 75 pertubuhan masyarakat madani Malaysia (CSO), berasa bimbang dengan pengumuman oleh Perdana Menteri, Muhyiddin Yassin mengenai darurat yang diisytiharkan pada 12 Januari 2021. Ia diumumkan dengan alasan bahawa kes COVID-19 sedang meningkat dan memberi tekanan […]

January 14, 2021

Joint Statements & Endorsements
Statement by 100 women, children, health and other civil society groups and individuals – objecting to Shahidan Kassim’s appointment to committee on women and children’s affairs

We – the undersigned – strongly object to the appointment of Arau MP Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim to the Parliamentary Special Select Committee for Women and Children Affairs and Social Development. We note that Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim has since […]

January 14, 2021

Joint Statements & Endorsements
Kenyataan 100 kumpulan wanita, kanak-kanak, kesihatan dan masyarakat madani dan individu – bantahan pelantikan Shahidan Kassim dalam jawatankuasa hal ehwal wanita dan kanak-kanak

Kami – seperti disenaraikan di bawah – membantah sekeras-kerasnya pelantikan Ahli Parlimen Arau, Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim dalam Jawatankuasa Pilihan Khas Parlimen bagi Hal Ehwal Wanita, Kanak-Kanak dan Pembangunan Sosial. Kami mengambil maklum Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim kini telah meminta […]

January 14, 2021

COVID-19  ·  Emergency  ·  News
Gabungan CSO lancar kempen #Bantah Darurat Muhyiddin

Gabungan organisasi masyarakat madani (CSO) melancarkan kempen dalam talian untuk memprotes pengisytiharan darurat yang disifatkan mereka sebagai serangan terhadap kebebasan sivil dan memudaratkan demokrasi berparlimen. Platform CSO untuk Perubahan menggesa orang ramai untuk menyuarakan rasa tidak puas hati mereka di […]

January 14, 2021

COVID-19  ·  Emergency  ·  News
CIJ questions the need for an emergency proclamation

THE Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) has expressed concern over yesterday’s proclamation of the state of emergency which was swiftly followed by a public warning by the Malaysian Multimedia and Communication Commission (MCMC) against disseminating sensitive information that touches on […]

January 14, 2021

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