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Malaysia’s Shame on the Human Rights Front

Malaysia’s Shame on the Human Rights Front

And we call ourselves a country that respects human rights?

NST: Pregnant woman wins landmark case

NST: Pregnant woman wins landmark case

SHAH ALAM: The High Court yesterday ruled that pregnant women should not be discriminated from seeking employment. In a landmark ruling, judge Datuk Zaleha Yusof made her decision in favour of Noorfadilla Ahmad Saikin, who took the government to court to seek a declaration that pregnancy is not a reason for her to be denied […]

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JAG says, “A giant leap for gender equality”

JAG says, “A giant leap for gender equality”

The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) applauds Justice Zaleha Yusof’s decision in the Shah Alam High Court yesterday in the matter of Noorfadilla Ahmad Saikin v Chayed Bin Basirun & 5 Ors. For the first time in Malaysian legal history, the court has held that the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms […]

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Criminalizing Liberty (Fourth Segment)

Criminalizing Liberty (Fourth Segment)

In the previous segment, we considered the the constitutional validity of Section 54. I shall now conclude with a consideration of Malaysia’s representations to the world, its international human rights obligations and the legitimate expectation of the people of Malaysia as well as other ancillary matters.

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