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- Anwar Ibrahim
The arrest and trials of Anwar Ibrahim have dominated the Malaysian political landscape for the last two years. Now in jail, Anwar has become a symbol at home and abroad of the Malaysian government's heavy-handed reprisals against its potential challengers. What has happened to Anwar and his supporters has brought to light the absence of guaranteed civil and political rights in Malaysia. More..
- Irene Fernandez
Irene Fernandez has been on trial for four years on charges of "malicious publishing" under the 1984 Printing Presses and Publication Act. Fernandez, head of the Kuala Lumpur-based women's rights organization called Tenaganita ("Women's Force"), has been forced to bear devastating court costs and faces the possibility of three years' imprisonment and substantial fines. Her only "offense" is having published a short memorandum in July 1995 on abuses in immigration detention centers in Malaysia. More..
- Param Cumaraswamy
Param Cumaraswamy, a Malaysian attorney who serves as United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, has faced four defamation suits for over U.S. $100 million in damages brought by four Malaysian companies. The lawsuits stem from Cumaraswamy's 1995 interview with the London-based magazine International Commercial Litigation in which he was quoted as saying he would be looking into allegations of corporate interference in the Malaysian judiciary.
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- Murray Hiebert
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