Amnesty International Malaysia & Asylum Access MalaysiaJoint Media Quote13 December 2022 Responding to the decision by the Kuala Lumpur High Court to lift the stay of deportation of 114 people from Myanmar, Katrina Jorene Maliamauv, Executive Director of Amnesty International Malaysia & Tham Hui Ying, Executive Director of Asylum Access Malaysia said: “This court decision…
Amnesty International’s research on the use of the death penalty in 2018 confirmed that its imposition and implementation is confined to a minority of countries. The number of known executions dropped by over 30% compared to 2017, representing the lowest figure that the organization has recorded in the past decade. This drop reflected significant reductions…
Media Quote10 October 2025 On the 2025 World Day Against the Death Penalty, Amnesty International Malaysia’s Interim Executive Director Vilasini Vijandran said: “Pannir Selvam’s funeral today should never have taken place. We are heartbroken not only by Singapore’s unrelenting cruelty and continued use of the death penalty in violation of international law and standards, but…
Media Quote7 October 2025 Responding to the arrest of seven individuals for allegedly “seditious” posts on TikTok and Facebook, Amnesty International Malaysia’s Freedom of Expression Campaigner, Kiran Kaur said: “Seven people have just been arrested for posting online — a stance in stark contradiction of the promises made by the government to protect freedom of…
Joint Press Statement2 October 2025 We, the undersigned organisations, strongly condemn the arrest of two protesters during a spontaneous, peaceful protest held outside the US Embassy at noon today in response to Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla and the detention of hundreds of activists, including 23 Malaysians. As a spontaneous assembly responding to…
Amnesty International and the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network condemn in the strongest terms the execution in Singapore of Malaysian national Datchinamurthy a/l Kataiah on 25 September 2025 and are alarmed at the continued violations of international human rights law and standards associated with the use of the death penalty in the country. We renew our…
Media Quote18 September 2025 Responding to reports that police will summon individuals from University of Malaya Association of New Youth (UMANY) as part of an investigation over a statement calling for the abolition of the national matriculation programme, Amnesty International Malaysia’s Freedom of Expression Campaigner, Kiran Kaur, said: “Students are supposed to question, debate and…
JOINT PRESS STATEMENT22 SEPTEMBER 2025 As five men are now believed to be at imminent risk in Singapore, we, the undersigned civil society organisations, call on the Singaporean authorities to immediately halt all executions. We also urge the Malaysian government to take all possible steps to protect the rights of its nationals facing execution in…
KENYATAAN MEDIA BERSAMA22 SEPTEMBER 2025 Memandangkan lima banduan lelaki kini dipercayai berisiko di Singapura, kami, pertubuhan masyarakat sivil yang bertandatangan di bawah, menyeru pihak berkuasa Singapura untuk menghentikan serta-merta semua hukuman mati. Kami juga menggesa kerajaan Malaysia untuk mengambil semua langkah yang mungkin untuk melindungi hak rakyatnya yang berhadapan dengan hukuman mati di Singapura dan…
Joint Statement by Amnesty International Malaysia and ARTICLE 19 20 August 2025 Amnesty International Malaysia and ARTICLE 19 condemn the arrest of Arutchelvan Subramaniam (Arul), Deputy Chairperson of Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) and a prominent human rights defender, under Section 353 of the Penal Code for allegedly deterring public servants from discharging their duty. His…
Media Quote19 August 2025 Responding to the Court of Appeal’s ruling today in favour of activist Heidy Quah, who challenged Section 233 of the Communications & Multimedia Act (CMA), Amnesty International Malaysia’s Interim Executive Director, Vilasini Vijandran, said: “This ruling is a huge win for freedom of expression in Malaysia, with the Court of Appeal…
Press Statement 29 July 2025 Amnesty International Malaysia strongly condemns the arrest of activist Chegubard under the Sedition Act, Penal Code, Communications and Multimedia Act, and Minor Offences Act—just a couple of days after he joined the Turun Anwar protest in Kuala Lumpur. The arrest highlights a worrying pattern of authorities using repressive laws to target…
22 July 2025Joint Statement Sekretariat Himpun and the undersigned organisations condemn the obstruction by the police against peaceful protesters outside Parliament today as they submitted memoranda on the amendments to the Peaceful Assembly Act and the repeal of the Sedition Act. The right to peaceful assembly is enshrined under Article 10 of the Federal Constitution.…
2009年7月16日，年仅30岁的政治助理赵明福（Teoh Beng Hock）被发现在沙亚南商业广场（Plaza Masalam）五楼阳台死亡，地点正位于马来西亚反贪污委员会（MACC）雪兰莪州办公室下方。作为一宗涉及州政府资金滥用指控案件的证人，他此前在该处被彻夜盘问。赵明福遭遇了长时间、深夜且不间断的盘问——这是一种具压迫性且违法的执法行为。 他的死亡引发了全国乃至国际社会的强烈愤怒和关注，凸显出执法机构内部存在的滥权问题、羁押期间的暴力行为，以及严重缺乏问责机制的问题。 案件调查及“无进一步行动”（NFA）决定 2011年，皇家调查委员会的调查结果指出，赵明福是自杀身亡，但其行为是在反贪污委员会（MACC）官员施加的极大心理压力下所致。 2014年，上诉庭的裁决成为此案件发展的关键转折点。上诉庭在法律上确认赵明福命案并非自致，而是包括反贪污委员会（MACC）官员涉及在内的不法行为所致。尽管上诉庭未提出正式建议，但其裁决明确要求展开刑事调查、追究个人责任、改革审讯制度，并加强体制监督。然而，这些要求至今均未获得妥善落实。 根据上诉庭的指示，赵明福案件于2014年正式重新启动调查。然而在2025年5月，马来西亚总检察署（AGC）将该重启调查归类为“无进一步行动”（NFA），给出的理由是缺乏足够证据依法起诉任何个人。 在这长达11年的时间里，尽管公民社会和赵明福家属多次呼吁对案件展开彻底调查，并要求法庭裁定此案存在刑事不当行为，但始终无人被追究责任，涉及反贪污委员会（MACC）官员也从未被起诉。十多年过去，赵明福及其家属依然未能等到真正的正义。 你可以做什么来实现正义？ 签署请愿书，敦促马来西亚政府立即采取透明且有实质意义的行动，以确保赵明福获得应有的正义。迟来的正义非正义。让我们与赵明福的家属及所有遭受羁押虐待的受害者站在一起，携手争取正义。 案件最新进展