Media Quote 12 December 2025 Responding to charges against eight men for offences including committing “acts of gross indecency with another person,” Rachel Chhoa-Howard, Regional Researcher at Amnesty International said: “Charges for engaging in consensual relations are deeply discriminatory and an appalling violation of the right to privacy. They must be dropped immediately and unconditionally.” “Laws…
Media Quote 2 December 2025 Responding to news of over 200 individuals arrested in two police raids targeting people perceived to be members of the LGBTI community, Amnesty International Malaysia’s Research & Advocacy Officer, Nicole Fong, said: “Amnesty International Malaysia condemns the raid by Malaysian authorities of a health centre in Kuala Lumpur on 28…
Joint Press ReleaseAmnesty International Malaysia & Justice for Sisters16 July 2025 Justice for Sisters, in partnership with Amnesty International Malaysia, launched a groundbreaking report today revealing the alarming scale and scope of censorship targeting LGBTIQ-related content under Malaysia’s Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 (PPPA). Titled “Censorship of LGBTIQ Expressions under the PPPA”, the report…
Siaran Media Bersama Amnesty International Malaysia & Justice for Sisters 16 Julai 2025 Justice for Sisters dengan kerjasama Amnesty International Malaysia, melancarkan laporan penting hari ini mendedahkan skala dan skop penapisan yang membimbangkan terhadap kandungan berkaitan LGBTIQ di bawah Akta Mesin Cetak dan Penerbitan Malaysia 1984 (PPPA). Bertajuk “Censorship of LGBTIQ Expressions under the PPPA”, laporan itu…
Everyone has the right to seek, receive and impart information and ideas without fear or interference. The right to freedom of expression is important for the personal development and dignity of every individual, and it is essential for the fulfilment of other human rights. However, Malaysia retains multiple pieces of legislation that continue to repress and…
Joint Statement 13 May 2025 Justice for Sisters (JFS) and the following civil society organisations are deeply concerned by the anti-LGBT signboards in Terengganu. Equally alarming is the statement by the Terengganu State EXCO defending the state action as an effort to incite hatred towards homosexual behaviour (read LGBTQ people), which can be categorised as…
Amnesty International MalaysiaSiaran Media 29 April 2025 Serangan global terhadap hak asasi manusia semakin meningkat pada tahun 2024, dengan kerajaan di seluruh dunia bertindak keras terhadap kebebasan bersuara dan protes aman. Malaysia juga menyaksikan hakisan ruang sivik yang semakin mendalam, kata Amnesty International Malaysia hari ini ketika pelancaran Laporan Tahunan Keadaan Hak Asasi Manusia Sedunia.…
Amnesty International MalaysiaPress Release 29 April 2025 The global assault on human rights intensified in 2024, with governments around the world cracking down on freedom of expression and peaceful protest. Malaysia, too, saw a deepening erosion of civic space, Amnesty International Malaysia said today at the launch of its annual State of the World’s Human…
The report documents human rights concerns during 2024 in 150 countries, connecting global and regional issues and looking to the future. Despite some positive changes to laws and policies in certain countries, human rights have been under attack across the world. Authoritarian practices have spread and existing protections for human rights have been pushed aside,…
Amnesty International’s Oral Statement on the consideration of Malaysia’s UPR report at the UN Human Rights Council’s 56th Session from 18 June – 12 July.
Amnesty International sounds alarm on a watershed moment for international law amid flagrant rule-breaking by governments and corporate actors Launched today, Amnesty International’s annual ‘The State of the World’s Human Rights’ report documents human rights concerns during 2023 in 155 countries. The report provides a comprehensive overview, on a macro-level, of the state of human rights…
Malaysia Kerajaan gagal memenuhi komitmen untuk memperbaharui undang-undang yang menyekat hak kebebasan bersuara dan terus mengguna pakai undang-undang yang menindas untuk menyenyapkan suara kritis dan menghalang protes secara aman. Layanan keras terhadap pelarian dan migran masih berterusan, termasuk penahanan tanpa had tempoh tertentu dan penghantaran pulang secara paksa yang melanggar prinsip non-refoulement. Kematian dalam tahanan…