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October 27, 2021 News Release

Malaysia: Reject Police Complaints Bill

Proposed Commission Lacks Key Investigative Powers

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September 8, 2021 Dispatches

Tentative Steps Toward Vaccine Equity in Malaysia

Demonstrate that Undocumented Migrants Won’t Be Arrested

A health worker gestures to the next vaccine recipient at Malaysia International Trade & Exhibition Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on May 31, 2021.
August 31, 2021 News Release

Malaysia: New Prime Minister Needs New Rights Agenda

End Harassment, Prosecutions of Critics

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June 30, 2021 News Release

Malaysia: Raids on Migrants Hinder Vaccine Access

Policies Undermine Government’s Calls for Global Vaccine Equity

Migrant workers show their passport during a raid in Dengkil, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 21, 2021.
June 22, 2021 Dispatches

Malaysia Should Legally Recognize Transgender People

Gender Recognition Would Help Address Rights Violations

Transgender people in Malaysia face discrimination and abuses by government officials and agents, including public sector medical staff, teachers and local government officials. © 2014 Javad Tizmaghz Photography by Human Rights Watch
May 19, 2021 News Release

Malaysia: Free Speech Under Increasing Threat

Surge in Police Harassment of Journalists, Activists, Protesters

April 29, 2021 Commentary

Troubling Cases of the Malaysian Government Criminalizing Speech

Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin attending parliament session at parliament lower house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, July 13, 2020.
March 13, 2021 News Release

Malaysia: Revoke ‘Fake News’ Ordinance

New Law Criminalizes Expression, Violates Privacy Rights

A television shows a live broadcast of Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin at a shopping outlet in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. 
February 25, 2021 Dispatches

Malaysia’s Highest Court Strikes Down State Gay Sex Ban

Discriminatory Federal, State Laws and Policies Remain in Place

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February 24, 2021 News Release

Malaysia: Investigate Return of 1,086 Myanmar Nationals

Action Puts Lives at Risk, Defies Court Order

Image taken from a video of an immigration truck with security guards and unidentified people on the road to Lumut Naval Base on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 in Lumut, Malaysia. 
February 20, 2021 News Release

Malaysia: Court Punishes News Site for Reader Comments

Decision Holding Portals Liable Poses Serious Risk to Freedom of Speech

Malaysiakini's editor-in-chief Steven Gan speaks to the media at the Federal Court in in Putrajaya, Malaysia on February 19, 2021. 
February 19, 2021 News Release

Malaysia: Planned Forced Return of 1,200 to Myanmar

Returned Nationals Would Face Oppressive Military Rule

Undocumented migrants are detained during a crackdown by the Immigration Department in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, May 20, 2020.
January 25, 2021 News Release

Malaysia: Government Steps Up Attacks on LGBT People

Lawmakers Should Repeal, Not Reinforce, Discriminatory Laws

January 21, 2021 News Release

Malaysia: Urgently Revise Emergency Ordinance

Immunity, Police Powers for Military Raise Risk of Abuse

Perdana Menteri Malaysia Muhyiddin Yassin berbicara dalam sebuah konferensi pers setelah pertemuan kabinet pertama di kantor perdana menteri di Putrajaya, Malaysia, 11 Maret 2020.
January 13, 2021 News Release

Malaysia: Dangerous Backsliding on Rights

Free Speech, Migrants Threatened, Police Unaccountable

Undocumented migrants are detained during a crackdown by the Immigration Department in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, May 20, 2020.

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