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The disappearance of Joshua and Ruth Hilmy – baptising Muslims and threats
Joshua Hilmy, a Malay-Muslim who became a Christian, disappeared on Nov 30, 2016, six days after Amri Che Mat. He and his Indonesian wife Ruth Sitepu disappeared together. Their disappearance is being investigated by the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia
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Enforced disappearance: Lawsuits will keep the cases going-Suhakam
SHAH ALAM: Lawsuits filed on the disappearance of activists, Pastor Raymond Koh and Amri Che Mat will keep the case ‘fresh and alive’ in people’s minds. Suhakam commissioner Datuk Mah Weng Kwai said the lawsuits will help keep the case
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No need to defend LGBTs, PAS tells Suhakam
PUCHONG: PAS dismissed Suhakam’s report on the discrimination suffered by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community, saying it was irrelevant. In a statement, PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man claims that the LGBT’s lifestyle does not correspond
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Suhakam: Uphold child’s rights, Selangor
PUCHONG: The National Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) has told the Selangor government to respect child rights as provided for in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) “In light of the ongoing discussion surrounding the status of unilateral
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Suhakam to address IPCMC, custodial deaths and death penalty
KUALA LUMPUR: National Human Rights Commission’s (Suhakam) immediate focus now is on three major issues. They are the setting up of The Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC), addressing custodial deaths and abolishing the death penalty. “We are looking
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Proposed Suhakam commissioners list submitted to Prime Minister
PUTRAJAYA: A list of proposed commissioners for the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) was submitted to Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad a week ago, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong said today. “The list
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Nothing to celebrate over IPCMC yet
By Rama Ramanathan Opinion leaders have been dancing and singing in praise of the new Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the ‘imminent’ establishment of an Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC). I’m glad that Datuk Seri Hamid Bador
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Do Malays care about abuse of police power?
By: Rama Ramanathan On Sunday, at 5 pm, about 60 people gathered in the Esplanade, Penang, to commend Malaysia’s Human Rights Commission, Suhakam and to call on the government to act on Suhakam’s findings and recommendations on enforced disappearances and
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Caged debunk IGP over Suhakam’s enforced disappeance report
PUCHONG: Citizens Against Enforced Disappearances (Caged) debunked the notion that the police force was cooperative in Suhakam inquiry into the disappearance of Pastor Raymond Koh and social activist Amri Che Mat. Suhakam concluded that the disappearance was a case of
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Suhakam: Amri’s disappearance carried out by agents of state, mainly Special Branch
KUALA LUMPUR: The federal police have been implicated in the enforced disappearance of Perlis-based activist Amri Che Mat. He went missing three years ago. “The panel is of the view that the enforced disappearance was carried out by agents of
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