Tag: Freedom of Religion
Myanmar: UN expert urges greater efforts to curb anti-Muslim sentiment
25 October 2013 – The United Nations expert on Myanmar today cautioned that the situation in Rakhine State is feeding a winder anti-Muslim narrative in the country which threatens the ongoing reform process aimed at a more open and broad-based democracy.
Speaking to journalists in New York, the UN Special...
Malaysia no place for LGBT rights, religious freedom, says Islamist group
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — Malaysia has no room for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights or religious freedom, Islamist group Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) said today as it lobbied Putrajaya to ignore the proposals put forth by a local human rights activist coalition in Geneva recently.
Isma deputy...
Malaysia: Rights of faithful protected, says UN
PETALING JAYA: The United Nations (UN) refuted allegations that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) denied the people from practising their faith.
“The values enshrined in the UDHR are universal values that are at the core of all faiths which include respect for the dignity of a person.
“The UDHR...
Erosion of religious freedom in Malaysia – Proham
Proham views with grave concern the recent judgment by the Court of Appeal in its interpretation of Article 11 of the Federal Constitution as eroding religious freedom in Malaysia.
In this connection, Proham makes reference to the views of the Bar Council on this matter in which it stated that...
Malaysia: Act against fanaticism and racism, govt told
PETALING JAYA: The government has been urged to play a more proactive role to curb the increase of racism and fanaticism as witnessed recently, in the country.
Pusat Komas’ human rights programme coordinator Lena Hendry said that the government should not just claim to be moderate and tolerant in the...
Holocaust museum highlights Myanmar’s Rohingya
WASHINGTON (AP) — Images of homeless and stateless Rohingya Muslims forced to flee a deadly outbreak of sectarian violence in Myanmar are being projected onto the outside walls of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, putting a spotlight on a tragedy that has unfolded as the former pariah state has won...
Malaysia: For some, liberal Muslims are the real extremists
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — Liberal Muslims were “extremists” similar to those resorting to violence, according to an activist from Islamist group Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) who sought to denounce the former group’s moderate tag.
According to Gombak Isma activist Umar Hakim Mohd Tajuddin, the Islamic approach taken by liberal...
Malaysia: More interfaith dialogue on ‘Allah’ issue needed, say Suhakam chairman
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — There should be more interfaith dialogue on the debate over the use of the word “Allah” so that there will be greater understanding between Muslims and non-Muslims, Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) chairman Tan Sri Hasmy Agam said today.
Hasmy noted that the right...
Myanmar Human Rights Panel Members Meet Rakhine Residents
(SITTWE RFA) - Myanmar government human rights officials met community leaders and other residents of riot-torn Rakhine state on Wednesday, appealing to them to help contain communal violence in a bid to uphold human rights following deadly clashes last year.
“Whenever there is violence, human rights are violated. So we...
Malaysia: Muslim activists: Dr M’s daughter, Ambiga masterminds behind ‘anti-Islam’ NGO
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 — Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) accused today Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir and Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan of supporting a local human rights coalition called Comango, whose demands the Islamist group said were a threat to Islam.
Isma distributed 70,000 leaflets at mosques throughout the country after Friday...
