THE RIGHT TO HOLD PEACEFUL ASSEMBLIES MUST BE PROTECTED

The Human Rights Commision of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) refers to the peaceful assembly being
planned by the Coalition for Free and Fair Elections (Bersih), scheduled for 9 July 2011, and
also to those reportedly planned by UMNO Youth & Perkasa, and reiterates its position that it
is the right of members of the public to assemble and to express their views in a peaceful
manner, as provided under Article 10(1)(b) of the Federal Constitution, as well as Article
20(1) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

The Commission recalls the recommendations it had made in the past for the Government to
respect the freedom of assembly, as contained in, among others, its Annual Reports to
Parliament, as well as its requests for the repeal of of sub-sections (2), (2A)-(2D),(4),(4A),
(5),(5A)-(5C),(7) and (8) of Section 27 and Section 27A of the Police Act 1967, and its
recommendation that where the Police finds it necessary to control or disperse a crowd
during an assembly, proportionate and nonviolent methods should be employed.
The Commission calls on the authorities to allow the planned peaceful assemblies to be held,
and on the parties intending to hold these assemblies to exercise their rights in a peaceful
and responsible manner. The Commission shall duly monitor the event.
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TAN SRI HASMY AGAM
Chairman
The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia
28 June 2011

AN EFFECTIVE LEADER

AN EFFECTIVE LEADER MUST BE:

Strong enough to be weak

Successful enough to fail

Busy enough to make time

Wise enough to say "I don''t know"

Serious enough to laugh

Rich enough to say "I'm wrong"

Compassionate enough to discipline

Mature enough to be childlike

Important enough to be last

Planned enough to be spontaneous

Controlled enough to be flexible

Free enough to endure captivity

Knowledgeable enough to ask questions

Loving enough to be angry

Great enough to be anonymous

Responsible enough to play

Assured enough to be rejected

Victorious enough to lose

Industrious enough to relax

Leading enough to serve

(Brewer, as cited by Hansel, 1987)

Demokrasi dan Perjuangan

Demokrasi adalah sistem yang membolehkan setiap individu berbeza dalam pendapat, ideologi, berpersatuan dan menyokong parti politik yang sah selaras dengan undang-undang.

Kepada orang Islam ia sebagai tambahan ke arah utk mewujudkan suatu masyarakat yang bermaruah, adil, beramah, berakhlak, tinggi budi pekerti atau dalam ertikata sebaliknya bukan masyarakat yang rasuah, membuli, tidak adil, rosak akhlak dan segala gejala sosial yang boleh mencemarkan individu dan masyarakat keseluruhannya.

Perjuangan bukan sekadar untuk PERUT dan BAWAH PERUT. Perjuangan dunia hari ini adalah landasan ke hari kemudian. Oleh pemilihan landasan yang betul adalah wajib agar tidak terbabas. Begitu juga jika tersalah memilih ketua atau pemimpin akan rosaklah masyarakat.

Kalau sekadar perjuangan untuk perut dan bawah perut, maka sama le macam yang berkaki empat atau yang kepala sama tinggi dengan perut.