Press statement by Kua Kia Soong, SUARAM Adviser 10 Dec 2020
The pandemic in 2020 has certainly shown up some of the worst cases of human rights violations in Malaysia while the whole country has been in lockdown. SUARAM’s annual human rights reports have, since its founding in 1989, focused mainly on civil and political rights violations. This year, as in previous years, detention without trial cases continue under the guise of “crime prevention”. And while the Independent Police Complaints & Misconduct Commission remains unattainable, police continue to abuse their powers with impunity. Meanwhile, the freedom of expression has been violated through the careless use of the Communications & Multimedia Act for alleged “fake news” and offences against “race, religion and royalty”.
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