THE concerns raised by the Malay rulers on the country’s unity and harmony are timely as there is no place for religious policing in a multicultural society, influential leaders and civil society groups said… [read more]

PETALING JAYA: Moderates have welcomed the concerns raised by the Malay Rulers about the country’s unity and harmony, hailing them as being timely.

Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) chairman Tan Sri Razali Ismail said the recent actions and statements in the name of Islam, which have the effects of portraying Islam as an intolerant and factious religion, contradicted the aspirations of the Federal Constitution and the Rukunegara… [read more]

KOTA KINABALU: The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) will subpoena those who refuse to show up for public hearings aimed at finding answers to the disappearance of Pastor Raymond Koh, social activist Amri Che Mat, Pastor Joshua Hilmi and his wife Ruth Hilmi, although it does not have the power to prosecute.Suhakam Commissioner Dato Mah Weng Kai, who will chair a three-member panel in the public inquiry, said letters have been issued to 24 witnesses and hoped they will come voluntarily… [read more]

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 ― The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) will hold public hearings on the disappearances of Pastor Raymond Koh, social activist Amri Che Mat, Pastor Joshua Hilmi and his wife Ruth Hilmi.

The inquiry will seek to determine whether the missing people are victims of “enforced disappearances” or “involuntary disappearances in breach or breaches of the criminal and/or civil law and/or applicable human rights laws”… [read more]

The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) announced on Oct. 5 that it will launch a 10-day public inquiry into the cases of several missing people, which includes Pastor Raymond Koh, who was abducted in a coordinated fashion on Feb. 13 in Petaling Jaya… [read more]

Human rights group Suaram today called on the Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) to pressure the government into releasing a 16-year-old witness in the S Balamurugan death in custody case from detention under the Prevention of Crime Act (Poca) 1959.

Suaram executive director Sevan Doraisamy, in a memorandum to Suhakam, also called for an inquiry to be conducted on the teenager’s detention under Poca since Sept 1, and alleged abuses while in police custody… [read more]