Human Rights Watch: Malaysia - End Use of Sedition Act
July 17, 2019
July 17, 2019
NEW YORK, July 17 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release:
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- Keep Pledge to Repeal Abusive Laws
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The Malaysian government should reinstate its moratorium on using the Sedition Act pending the law's repeal, Human Rights Watch said today. Previous Malaysian governments have used the broadly-worded law, which goes well beyond inciting the public to violence, to silence critics of the government, the judiciary, and Malays . . .
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- Keep Pledge to Repeal Abusive Laws
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The Malaysian government should reinstate its moratorium on using the Sedition Act pending the law's repeal, Human Rights Watch said today. Previous Malaysian governments have used the broadly-worded law, which goes well beyond inciting the public to violence, to silence critics of the government, the judiciary, and Malays . . .