Joint Statements & Endorsements

We, the undersigned organisations and individuals, welcome Communication and Multimedia Minister Saifuddin Abdullah’s pledge that the government will not be using the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia Act 1981 (Finas Act or Akta 244) to infringe on personal freedom on social […]

Kami, kumpulan masyarakat sivil (CSO), mengambil serius tuduhan gangguan seksual melibatkan seorang pegawai tinggi di Islamic Renaissance Front (IRF) yang telah disiarkan secara terbuka dalam beberapa hari kebelakangan ini. Kami mengulangi gesaan oleh Kumpulan Tindakan Bersama untuk Kesaksamaan Gender (JAG) […]

We, the undersigned civil society organisations (CSOs), are highly concerned with allegations of sexual harassment involving a senior officer at the Islamic Renaissance Front (IRF) that have been made public in recent days.  We reiterate the call by the Joint […]

We, the undersigned civil society organisations (CSOs) and individuals, are alarmed by actions taken by the Malaysian government following the release of a documentary on 3 July by Al Jazeera that reported on Malaysia’s treatment of undocumented migrants during the […]

We, the undersigned civil society organisations (CSO), strongly condemn the continued use of repressive laws as tools of suppression by the new Malaysian government to silence dissent and opposing views. We note that since the change of government at the […]

We, the undersigned organisations, call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of the lawsuit filed by Adham Baba against the Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4) at once! Transparency and accountability to the people is the hallmark of any […]

It is disturbing that the three women who were seeking redress and justice for their friends have been detained in this manner when the rape of their friends would not have come to light without them.