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Right To Rally Under Scrutiny

Firdaus Husni, Chief Human Rights Strategist, Malaysian Centre for Constitutionalism and Human Rights (MCCHR)

13-Sep-23 07:30

Right To Rally Under Scrutiny

Article 10 of the Federal Constitution safeguards Malaysians’ right to freedom of speech, assembly and association. So why are public demonstrations still so contentious? We discuss the laws governing protests and whether permits are required with Firdaus Husni of the Malaysian Centre for Constitutionalism and Human Rights (MCCHR).

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar, Philip See


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Categories:  Law/Activism,  politics

Tags:  malaysia public demonstration,  freedom of speech, 


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