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Press Statement


USE OF SOSMA A BARRIER TO EFFECTIVE CRIME PREVENTION
The police’s commitment to justice in the GISBH case has been commendable, marked by significant progress in rescuing children, charging...
Oct 17, 20242 min read


MALAYSIA TO PRIORITISE ADDRESSING TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSIONDURING ASEAN CHAIRMANSHIP IN 2025
Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) strongly condemns the Madani Government’s deportation of Cambodian domestic worker Nuon Toeun. On grounds...
Oct 4, 20242 min read


GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY CRUCIAL TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS DEATHS AND TORTURE IN POLICE CUSTODY
Three years after the public outcry in 2021 on the spate of devastating deaths in police custody, we are still confronted with the same...
Sep 28, 20243 min read


MACC MUST PROVIDE TRANSPARENT UPDATES ON SCORPENE INVESTIGATIONS
SUARAM lodged a complaint with the French authorities in 2010 regarding alleged corruption/ bribery of Malaysian Officials pertaining to...
Sep 21, 20242 min read


SUARAM: ADDRESS SYSTEMIC GAPS IN PRISON CONDITIONS TO END HEALTH-RELATED CUSTODIAL DEATHS
The inquest decision of the death of Roopan a/l Karnagaran, who died in custody at Kajang Prison three years ago, was finally delivered...
Sep 13, 20242 min read


SUARAM: IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT AND HOME MINISTRY MUST RESPECT STAY OF AHMED HASSANINE MOHAMED MOUSA’S DEPORTATION
On 14 August 2024, the Kuala Lumpur High Court swiftly granted a stay of deportation for Egyptian human rights defender and asylum...
Aug 15, 20242 min read
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