19 Dec: Fight for your right to assembly! December 17, 2007Posted by elizabethwong in Current Affairs, Democracy, Human Rights, Malaysia, Note2Self, Politics.
In recent weeks, the Government and their NGO cronies have embarked on a campaign to stop and suppress the rights of Malaysians to peaceful assemble.
The Right to assemble is a fundamental right enshrined in the Federal Constitution Article 10, Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 (Article 20) and International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966 (Article 21)
Based on the intimidation, threat and the use of draconian laws like the police Act Section 27 and the misuse of Magistrate Court order to suppress assemblies and the continues use of malicious advertisement in media, the Government is all out to put an end to Peaceful Public Assemble.
If we allow this, it would be a major blow to human rights and our democratic rights.
To defend the Rights to Public Assemble, The Coalition To Defend – Right To Assemble which is represented by community based organization, NGOs and political parties will organize a peaceful assemble at SUHAKAM
To highlight and protect :
1. The Right to peaceful assembly as enshrined under Article 10 of the Federal Constitution
2. To support the position of SUHAKAM in protecting the right to peaceful assembly and its position in opposing the issuing of police permits.
3. To oppose and protest the action of the Government and other parties in undermining the Right of the Rakyat to assemble peacefully
The Peaceful Assembly as well as the memorandum handing ceremony will take place in SUHAKAM office as follows:
Date : 19 December 2007 (Wednesday)
Time : 11 am
Venue : SUHAKAM Office
Jalan Raja Laut, Kuala Lumpur