Malaysian Human Rights Report 2024

Jernell Tan, Documentation & Monitoring Coordinator, SUARAM

06-May-25 15:00

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Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) has released their 2024 human rights report. It’s a detailed report on the various human rights violations that have occurred throughout the year, some of the progress made and the changes that should happen moving forward.

We speak to Jernell Tan, who’s the Documentation & Monitoring Coordinator at SUARAM. Jernell also penned numerous chapters in the report.

Image Credit: SUARAM

Produced by: Dashran Yohan

Presented by: Dashran Yohan

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Categories: politics, corruption, Law/Activism, government, controversies

Tags: the bigger picture, beyond the ballot box, human rights, suaram, police misconduct, corruption, police brutality, sosma, Sedition Act 1948, Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, freedom of expression,

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