HUMAN RIGHTS RESOURCE CENTER MALAYSIA

Archive for August 2008

Human Trafficking: An Overview

Posted by: hrforall on: August 18, 2008

“The United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (UN.GIFT) mobilizes State and non-State actors to eradicate human trafficking by: (a) reducing both the vulnerability of potential victims and the demand for exploitation in all its forms; (b) ensuring adequate protection and support to those who do fall victim; and (c) supporting the efficient prosecution [...]

Statutory Declaration of Munawar Ahmad Anees – ISA Detainee

Posted by: hrforall on: August 18, 2008

“I was interrogated over long and continuous sessions. I was always removed from my cell as No: 26, always blindfolded and handcuffed. I was systematically humiliated by my captors who always remained unidentified. They stripped me of all self-respect; they degraded me and broke down my will and resistance; they threatened me and my family; [...]

Freedom of Religion

Posted by: hrforall on: August 17, 2008

Freedom of religion
A report with special emphasis on the right to
choose religion and registration systems
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SEDITION ACT 1948

Posted by: hrforall on: August 17, 2008

Another controversial Act.
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9/11 Synthetic Terror

Posted by: hrforall on: August 16, 2008

9/11 Synthetic Terror – Webster Griffin Tarpley

On September 7, 2001 I left Dulles Airport in northern Virginia on an Air France flight en route to Europe. 9/11 itself overtook me in Berlin. Because of the time difference, I learned of the terror attacks in the afternoon. I immediately concluded that the events of that day, [...]

(USA PATRIOT ACT) ACT OF 2001

Posted by: hrforall on: August 16, 2008

“UNITING AND STRENGTHENING AMERICA BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE TOOLS REQUIRED TO INTERCEPT AND OBSTRUCT TERRORISM” – as printed on the cover.
The United States infamous Patriot Act of 2001
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Counterterrorism White Paper

Posted by: hrforall on: August 16, 2008

Although the Department’s counterterrorism efforts span the period from the 1980s to the present, this paper focuses primarily on the investigations, prosecutions, policy and legislative efforts that post-date September 11, 2001, the defining moment which transformed our approach from reactive to proactive, from response to prevention.

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The Red Book: Know Your Rights – The Malaysian Bar Council

Posted by: hrforall on: August 16, 2008

RED BOOK: Know Your Rights (English) hot! 
20.04.2006
RED BOOK – KNOW YOUR RIGHTS (English Version)
BUKU MERAH: Polis Dan Hak-Hak Asas Anda hot! 
29.04.2006
BUKU MERAH – POLIS DAN HAK-HAK ASAS (Bahasa Malaysia Version)
The purpose of the Red Book is aimed at disseminating valuable information so that the public would know their basic rights [...]

A WORLD FIT FOR US

Posted by: hrforall on: August 15, 2008

A WORLD FIT FOR CHILDREN IS A WORLD FIT FOR ALL
 The words that appear in the bubbles on the facing page and throughout this publication are the words of the 400 children from all around the world who gathered in New York in May 2002 to take part in the United Nations Special Session on [...]

Though the Government of India had ratified the CRC document in 1992 to serve the country’s children as the `first call’ of the nation, evaluations by various agencies like the UNICEF, Amnesty International, International Commission on Human Rights among others, show that violations of human rights of children are on the rise. While children as [...]