Category Archives: Statements- Civil Rights Committee

Halt Regressive Amendments; Proceed With Amendments Granting Malaysian Mothers Equal Citizenship Rights

9 October 2024 – We, civil society organisations (CSOs), activists, subject experts and impacted individuals, [...]

Justice Demands Criminal Prosecution Of Police And Law Enforcement Officers That Breaks Laws Causing Death, Torture And violation Of Human Rights End ‘Policy’ Or Perception Of Protecting Police Or Law Enforcement Officers

We, the  29 undersigned groups and organization call for an end of the perception that [...]

Where are the Reforms we were promised?

We, the undersigned, want to express our grave concern and disappointment at the government’s continued [...]

Protest Letter to the Minstry of Higher Education (MOHE)

THE STUDENT FRONTS’ PROTEST AGAINST THE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION (MOHE) Withdraw the Guidelines ... [...]

Solidarity for Charles Hector: Contempt Proceeding against Lawyer

We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, are concerned with the contempt proceeding initiated by two [...]

JOINT STATEMENT BY CONCERNED MALAYSIAN NGOS ON THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF OPERATION LALANG

Thirty years have passed since the Mahathir government launched ‘Operation Lalang’, the arrest and detention [...]

Press Statement on World Day Against The Death Penalty

In commemoration with the World Day Against Death Penalty on 10th October, The Kuala Lumpur [...]

Malaysia Civil Society hand over protest letter to High Commission of Singapore in KL

Mr. Lee Hsien Loong Prime Minister of Singapore Prime Minister’s Office, Orchard Road Istana Singapore [...]

Winners of The 3rd Civil Society Award

The promotion and strengthening of freedom and democracy depend on the growth of civil society. [...]

The 3rd Civil Society Award Open for Nomination

To acknowledge individuals and organizations on their contributions to civil society and to promote multiculturalism [...]

Civil Society Joint Statement: Let the Sarawakian Diaspora Vote by Postal Ballot

We the undersigned civil society groups (CSGs) call upon the Election Commission (EC) to allow [...]

Civil Society Joint Statement: Drop Charge Against Suhaimi Shafiei, Uphold Citizens’ Freedom of Expression

We, the undersigned organizations, strongly condemn the Attorney General Chamber’s prosecution of Seri Muda Assemblyman [...]

Civil Society Joint Statement: RCI on Teoh Beng Hock’s Death to Redeem The State’s Failure

We, the undersigned civil society groups, are greatly disappointed by the “open verdict” delivered by [...]

Make May 13 A Day for Peace, Reason and Freedom

On this day which the nation experienced its darkest hours 41 years ago, we the [...]

Civil Society Joint Statement: Make Democracy the Only Game in Town

As a result, Malaysians have benefited tremendously from the vibrant competition between Barisan Nasional and [...]

Hishamuddin must resign as Home Minister for condoning violence and hatred

The most important issue in the cow-head incident is the threat of violence against the [...]

Civil Society Joint Statement:A Royal Commission of Inquiry on Beng Hock’s Death

Instead of appointing a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to study Beng Hock’s death and [...]

Joint Statement: Royal Commission of Inquiry on 1st Political Death under Najib

We demand:- (1) the establishment of a Royal Commission of Inquiry to independently and thoroughly [...]

MEMORANDUM: A Threat to the Right to Life and Environment

WE, the Bukit Koman Action Committee Against the Use of Cyanide in Mining of Gold [...]

No Sedition Act – Rationality Needs to Prevail in Ahmad Ismail Case

Joint Press Statement on 9th September 2008 We, the undersigned civil society groups, oppose the [...]

Malaysians Must Affirm Free Speech & Denounce Religious Intolerance

While it is necessary for all Malaysians to be mindful of religious sensitivities, such respect [...]

Civil Society Groups Express Solidarity With Raja Petra Kamarudin

We call on all Malaysians concerned with the freedom of information and speech to stand [...]

Reject Calls For The Use Of The Armed Forces In The Preservation Of Public Order

It will also make the recent statement of the Prime Minister that the security situation [...]

Civil Societies Views on the Fuel Price Increase Debate

The issue of the quantum of the increase and related issues of the role of [...]

Imminent downgrading of SUHAKAM: Government must take action

The International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions (ICC)’s recent notice to SUHAKAM for [...]

Suppression on HINDRAF only harms the Government’s legitimacy

The CRC also censures the police for abusing its power by setting up roadblocks to [...]

Abolish Sedition Act, Establish Anti-hatred Law

Currently, the Sedition Act criminalizes speeches, acts and publications which is seditious or having “seditious [...]

Banning the May 13 Book Signals Admission of Its Claims

CRC and WAMI believe that the only issue in the controversy surrounding the fast-selling book [...]

Joint Press Statement: In Defence of Family and Humanity

Personal freedom must be respected as human beings are created with free will. While communities [...]

Seven Measures to Dismantle Police State: A call to both Abdullah and Mahathir

These seven measures are:- 1. Repealing Internal Security Act 2. Establishing the Independent Police Complaint [...]