Human rights violations occur on a daily basis in Malaysia. Recently, according to the Associated Press in an article published in The Hindu, an estimated 25,000 protestors rallied on the streets of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, demanding electoral reforms prior to the next national polls (Associted Press, 2012). Police fired “tear gas and water laced with stinging chemicals” into the crowd of protestors as retaliation to violation of pre-set barriers by the protestors (Associted Press, 2012). However, prior to that, there were several hours of peaceful protest. Authorities stated that the demonstrators had no right to use Independent Square, “a symbolically important venue that hosts parades and high-profile celebrations” as their protest site (Associted Press, 2012). Activists feel that the Election Commission is prejudiced citing falsified voter registration lists and concerns regarding Prime Minister Najib Razak’s ruling coalition having an “unfair upper hand” in the elections. (Associted Press, 2012). Although elections do not need to be held until mid-2013, previous rumors state that Najib may dissolve Parliament next month and seek a new mandate in June. Other demands include longer campaigning times and absentee ballot problems, and although Foreign Minister Anifah Aman admits that there are issues, officials feel that many of these concerns are exaggerated (Associted Press, 2012). Although protest concerns merit consideration, primarily, what this event demonstrates is the continued disregard for basic human rights and freedoms in Malaysia. Clearly, government response to this protest supports the rejection of basic human rights and freedoms to Malaysian citizens. Additionally, a previous protest in July 2011 also di... ... middle of paper ... ...rg/news/2012/01/23/malaysia-promises-reform-unfulfilled Human Rights Watch. (2012). World Report 2012: Malaysia. Retrieved April 30, 2012, from Human Rights Watch: http://www.hrw.org/world-report-2012/world-report-2012-malaysia Pichai, U. (2010, March 25). Malaysian government urged to end abuse of migrant workers. Retrieved May 8, 2012, from Mizzima News: http://www.mizzima.com/news/regional/3722-malaysian-government-urged-to-end-abuse-of-migrant-workers.html The Sydney Morning Harold. (2012, April 29). Xenophon caught in Malaysia protests. Retrieved April 29, 2012, from The Sydney Morning Harold: http://www.smh.com.au/national/xenophon-caught-in-malaysia-protests-20120429-1xsjb.html Thompson, J. (July, 25 2011). Australia, Malaysia sign refugee deal. Retrieved May 7, 2012, from ABC News: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-07-25/malaysia-signs-refugee-deal/2809512
The Human Rights Act of 1998 came into power in October 2000, and it represent an honourable epitome of ethical and moral ideologies. As for any idealistic expectations, one must query the effectiveness of the Human Rights Act of 1998 at meeting all its aims in the context of aiding, safeguarding and supporting those in need of assistances from the Social Services in the UK.
In Ukraine there are people that are gathering at the Independence Maiden Square in Kiev. They all gathered at the square to rally against their PresidentYanukovych because he was not doing what they were hoping they will do. The government launched an attack against their own state because of the rallies that are happening. Petrou said, “Kyiv’s Independence Square is a blood-and-shoot warzone” (Petrou 127). Special police units went to the Independence Square, and they started to attack all the demonstrators with clubs, tear gas, and stun grenades. It was estimated that the police battered up 25,000 protesters, and while the police was busy with the protesters, other people went around and seized up some government buildings across the western part of Ukraine. Yulia Tymoshenko, a former Prime Minister, was jailed on dubious charges, but she is a deeply divisive figure among Ukrainians; she urged the people to take the streets to protest the government’s decision on the EU deal. After some time of being jail, she is now free and is walk...
Jack Donnelly, Alison D. Renteln, and Abdullahi Ahmed An-Naim all have different opinions when it comes to human rights and the exact way we should go about discussing human rights. The debate between the scholars and me come from the debate between the two principles of Liberal Universalism and Cultural Relativism. In my own opinion, I believe that it discussing human rights has to involve both theories and a cross-cultural discussion between us all so that we can come to an agreement when looking for a solution in certain cases.
Civil Disobedience has only been increasing more in Malaysia in the 21st century, both online and offline, but it can be said that the internet was the main catalyst for real world prot...
The contemporary protests that took place in South Korea represent the epitome of favorable civil opposition. Starting with late October, more than two million Koreans –out of the 50 million –rioted consecutively in the streets of Seoul for the resignation of their own president: Park Geun Hye. In response to this peaceful resistance, South Korea’s parliament made the decision to impeach Park Geun Hye, as she later states that she “heard grave voices of the people and the National Assembly.” In the eyes of an internal observer, this serves as a moment of nationalism yet in the eyes of an external observer, this serves as an era of unity. The protests unite hundreds of thousands of Koreans, portraying the power of democracy. Done with so with grace, protestors condemned the usage of violence and did not denounce but applauded the police for their services.The screams of determined Koreans, the shouts of the younger generation, and the cries of passionate citizens harmonize to produce not a single note but an entire melody that motioned a change in their nation’s
police charged through central Beijing aimlessly firing into the group of protesters. Most of the young protesters tried to escape, however a few attempted to fight back. “I couldn’t believe that the students were so brave. They rushed at the vehicles. Many were killed” (Hay 142). The cruel killing of the protesters was the final event of the massacre.
The aim of this gathering was to voice out objections towards proposal of “Method for Selecting the Chief Executive in 2017” suggested by government. Since Civic Square outside Tim Mei Avenue was blocked by police, participants of the movement spread away and tried to occupy other areas in Central. The heat of the movements was maximized when police force used OC foam and pepper spray to attack unarmed protestors on 28th September. 2014. The public was surprised and shocked by the decision of police. Many citizens participated the movement so as to show support to those students who fought for fair election. The situation was so uncontrollable that protestors tried occupying other parts in Central, Admiralty, Wan Chai, Causeway Bay and Mong Kok. A heat debate on whether the movement should continue between Occupy Central supporters and dissenters and the occupation continues until the current moment. Since many protestors used umbrella to protect themselves from pepper spray, some media started calling this movement as “Umbrella Revolution”(Chiu & Chan, 2014; Lynch, 2014; “Why is”,
Throughout history, many issues withstand time and occur in our nation today. Human Rights has been a dominant controversy recently and in the past. People being denied human rights has always been an issue. Everyday people earn $.05 cents a day and are expected to live. In the past, this was also prevalent.
As we have gained access to more technology over the centuries, we have also gained access to more information. The more access to information that we are granted, the smaller our world gets. Currently, a teenager sitting on his couch in the United States can connect to the events occurring in the Ukraine without even leaving his home. With this rise in knowledge that has led to a more interconnected global community, new universal focuses have surfaced. The issue of human rights has proven itself to be at the core of these new focuses. Human rights as a global topic has been at the forefront of much of today’s diplomatic work, and specific citizens and regions of our world have drawn special attention when relating to this matter. One group that is of particular interest is the body of citizens practicing Islamic law.
In comparing the average citizen in a democratic nation, say the United States, to that of a non-democratic nation, for instance Egypt, it will be found that the citizen in the democratic nation is generally better off – free of persecution, free from fear of the authorities, and free to express his opinions on governmental matters. And while national conflicts occur everywhere, incidents like violent revolts have shown to be more prevalent in nations where citizens are not allowed to choose who governs them. It is slightly paradoxical that democracy, so inherently flawed in theory, can lead to such successful outcomes in practice. The question, then, becomes: “If democracy has so many weaknesses, why does it work?”
Zakaria, F. (2007). The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad (Revised Edition). New York: W. W. Norton.
Case, W.. (2001). Malaysia’s general elections in 1999: A consolidated and high quality semi-democracy. Asian Studies Review. Vol. 25. Number 1.
It goes without saying that people are not entitled to take the law in their own hands, for it’s the responsibility of the Muslim State and its concerned bodies to maintain peace, security, etc., and to prevent chaos and disorder from creeping into the Muslim society.”
Malaysia biggest problem is the environmental pollution. Although people already know how harmful these things are but they still go on. The three main pollution that happen in Malaysia are air pollution, water pollution and land pollution. Mostly pollution effect by the air conditional that release CFC’s gasses, rubbish that been thrown to the rival and open burning. All of this pollution will be link to all kind of diseases, sickness, bacteria and virus. For an example lung cancer that will happen to people cause by breathing the polluted air that been create by Malaysian themselves.
Since the Second World War, there has been a significant improvement on how countries and people ought to conduct themselves. The creation of the social rights as part of international human rights laws has become fundamental aspects in shaping the conduct and relationship between countries and their respective population. The laws or legislation have been designed with an objective of protecting and promoting human rights at various levels such as domestic, regional and international (Moeckli et al, 2014). Nations are required to respect and ensure that relevant authorities can subscribe to the laws. Social rights play a notable role in the global civil society (GCS). GCS can be described as the numerous groups that operate in the local and international borders. Moreover, GCS are always beyond the grasp of the government and other powerful authorities. Social rights support the GCS in various ways. Thus, there is need to examine ways in which social rights