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Malaysian Human Rights Report 2024

Jernell Tan, Documentation & Monitoring Coordinator, SUARAM

06-May-25 15:00

Malaysian Human Rights Report 2024

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:  politicscorruptionLaw/Activismgovernmentcontroversies

Tags:  the bigger picturebeyond the ballot boxhuman rightssuarampolice misconductcorruptionpolice brutalitysosmaSedition Act 1948Communications and Multimedia Act 1998freedom of expression





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