Article 11

Bar Council forum disrupted and forced to end early

 

Issued by Article 11's members

• Intolerance against Freedom of Speech and Opinion Condemned (Suaram, 12 August 2008)
• Disruption of Bar Council Forum on "Conversion to Islam : Article 121 (1A) of the Federal Constitution:Subashini and Shamala Revisited" held on 9 August 2008 (Sisters In Islam, 11 August 2008)
• Pembatalan Forum “Menukar agama ke Islam : Artikel 121 (1A) Perlembagaan Persekutuan, Membincangkan Kembali isu Subashini dan Shamala” anjuran Majlis Peguam Malaysia pada 9 Ogos 2008 (Sisters In Islam, 11 Ogos 2008)
• Meaningful debate needed to find just and amicable solutions (Bar Council, 8 August 2008)
• Forum will allow legitimate airing of views (Bar Council, 7 August 2008)

Issued by civil society

• Malaysians must affirm free speech and denounce religious intolerance (The Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, 12 August 2008)
• Malaysians Should Have Democratic and Open Spaces for Discussion (Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG), 11 August 2008)