Issues: Detention

Ex-ISA detainee wins RM2.5 million suit

Ex-ISA detainee Abdul Malek Hussin, 51, today won a rare law suit against the government over his arrest and torture in 1998, and was awarded RM2.5 million in damages. ...

Regions: Malaysia

Issues: Arbitrary arrest, Detention, Torture

Oct 24 07

Witnessed: 12112 times

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Community Leaders

Monitoring Children's Rights: A Toolkit for Community-Based Organizations (Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children, Ottawa, 2003). Language(s): English, French. ...

Issues: Arbitrary arrest, Armed conflict, Caste discrimination

Oct 24 07

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human rights research and evaluation

HREA human rights research and evaluation resources.

Issues: Arbitrary arrest, Armed conflict, Caste discrimination

Oct 24 07

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Human rights policies and regulatory frameworks

HREA resources about human rights policies and regulatory frameworks.

Issues: Arbitrary arrest, Armed conflict, Caste discrimination

Oct 24 07

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Malik & his moment of terror

People often forget incidents of the past but for former ISA detainee Abdul Malek Hussin, one horror event will forever be etched in his mind - his 57 days of living hell in detention. ...

Regions: Malaysia

Issues: Arbitrary arrest, Detention, Torture

Oct 24 07

Witnessed: 10588 times

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United Nations Human Rights System

The United Nations (UN) has created a global structure for protecting human rights, based largely on its Charter, non-binding declarations, legally binding treaties and on various activities aimed at ...

Issues: Arbitrary arrest, Armed conflict, Caste discrimination

The Hub

Oct 24 07

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Inter-American Human Rights System

The states of the American continents have created a regional institution, the Organization of American States (OAS), which includes several structures for protecting human rights....