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Press Statement


Stop Arresting Children Under SOSMA
Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) is alarmed by the arrest of at least six children under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 in February 2026.
Mar 35 min read


Memorandum Bantah Kekerasan dan Penyalahgunaan Kuasa Polis
Memorandum ini dikemukakan susulan siri insiden kepolisan yang menimbulkan kebimbangan serius terhadap perlindungan hak asasi manusia, prinsip keadilan, serta tahap akauntabiliti dan profesionalisme pasukan keselamatan di Malaysia. Insiden-insiden ini tidak boleh dilihat sebagai kes terpencil, sebaliknya memperlihatkan pola kegagalan yang berulang dan bersifat sistemik.
Feb 116 min read


No More Bureaucratic Excuses; Table SOSMA Amendments by July Sitting
Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) acknowledges Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution’s reasserted commitment to tabling amendments to the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (SOSMA) in the upcoming July/August parliamentary sitting.
Feb 102 min read


CLOSE THE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY GAPS IN DEATHS IN CUSTODY
CLOSE THE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY GAPS IN DEATHS IN CUSTODY
Feb 56 min read


IMMEDIATELY RELEASE 16-YEAR-OLD DETAINED UNDER SOSMA
Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) condemns the detention of a 16-year-old under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 in Jitra, Kedah.
Jan 222 min read
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[Joint Media Statement]: Section 323 Charge Deflects Scrutiny of Police Failure to Respect Constitutional Freedom of Peaceful Assembly
We, the undersigned organisations and individuals, strongly condemn the Section 323 charge (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) of one of the protesters and human rights defenders (HRD), Isa Hazmi Zulkifli. Hazmi was one of the two previously arrested on 2 October 2025 following the spontaneous, peaceful protest held outside the US Embassy in response to Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla and the detention of hundreds of activists, including 23 Malaysians
Dec 31, 20253 min read
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