Malaysian Indian Minority & Human Rights Violations Annual Report 2010 in daily segments No. 6 (15/1/11)

2.2 Amnesty International’s (AI) 2009 Annual Report noted:

“The government tightened control of dissent and curtailed the right to freedom of expression and religion. Bloggers were arrested under the Sedition Act, and the Printing Press and Publications Act (PPPA) was used to control newspaper content. Ten people were arbitrarily arrested and detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA). Security forces continued to use excessive force while the establishment of an independent police complaints misconduct commission was postponed. Immigration personnel and volunteers conducted mass arrests of migrant workers. At least 22 people were sentenced to death. The number executed was unknown.”

2.3 Human Rights Watch World Report 2009 observed:

“Hopes that Malaysia’s human rights climate would improve following elections in March 2008 proved unfounded…National Front leaders continue to insist that Malaysia’s multiethnic society is too fragile to sustain genuine freedom of assembly and expression or full due process rights for all suspects. The government continues to use outdated repressive laws and regulations to silence its critics and extend its rule.