Press Statements
Civil Society Joint Statement on the 2nd Anniversary of March 8 2008 General Elections
Two years ago, Malaysians wrote history by weakening UMNO/Barisan Nasional’s electoral one-party state. For the first time since independence, the ruling coalition lost its two-third parliamentary majority and a total of five states were ruled by the opposition parties. As […]
On the Flogging of Muslim Women
We read the news about a police report being lodged against Sisters in Islam (SIS) by the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (MAIS) on the current controversy involving whipping of Muslim women under the Syari’ah laws with trepidation.We would like to […]
Joint Statement of Civil Society – Malaysia Will Not Bow to Acts of Violence
We the undersigned Malaysian civil society groups from different spiritual, cultural and ideological backgrounds condemn unconditionally in the strongest possible terms the arson against at least three churches following the controversy over the use of the word Allah.We express our […]
121 NGOs Join Hands to Condemn Church Attacks
One hundred and twenty-one civil society movements today issued a joint statement condemning the arson attack on three churches in the Klang Valley yesterday. Out of the 121 signatories, some 20 were present at a press conference in Kuala Lumpur […]
The Cow-Head Lesson for Merdeka: Delegitimize Violence and Hatred
We, the undersigned civil society organizations are shocked, angered and saddened by the “Cow-Head protest” in Shah Alam last Friday, 28 August 09, against a proposed Hindu temple in Section 23 of the city. The carrying of the head of […]
