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Clarification on JAG’s position regarding the Special Select Committee and marital rape

Posted in Law n Order, Legal, Women's issues on October 19th, 2007 No Comments »

19 October 2007
Thank you, YB Teresa Kok, for your blog posting (http://teresakok.com/2007/ 09/15/mixed- reaction- to-marital- rape-reform/) and the opportunity for the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG)* to clarify our position on marital rape.
We commend the effort put in by the Special Select Committee on the Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code and acknowledge [...]

Lina Joy Dialogue

Posted in Announcements, Legal on June 5th, 2007 2 Comments »

“To say that she is not under the jurisdiction of the Syariah Court - because she no longer professes Islam - is not appropriate… In other words, one cannot embrace or leave a religion according to one’s whims and fancies.” - Chief Justice Tun Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim
“Illegal and unreasonable… to expect the appellant [...]

Joy takes a backseat in 2-1 ruling

Posted in Legal, Media Statements on May 30th, 2007 8 Comments »

The Verdict Of The Federal Court On Lina Joy’s Case Is A Setback Against Religious Freedom In Malaysia
The 2-1 decision of the Federal Court to deny Lina Joy her choice to remove the word “Islam” from her identity card and pass the buck to the Syariah Court has dismayed and alarmed many Malaysians of [...]

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