
The current attitude of ‘charity’ or ‘welfare’ towards indigenous rights should be discarded in favour of social justice, equality and reconciliation for past injustices, says Yogeswaran Subramaniam.

The current attitude of ‘charity’ or ‘welfare’ towards indigenous rights should be discarded in favour of social justice, equality and reconciliation for past injustices, says Yogeswaran Subramaniam.
As polling day approaches, over 50 civil society groups have issued a 12-point joint memorandum demanding that the human rights of Malaysians be respected and upheld.
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Aliran is concerned about the arrests of leaders of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) – P Uthayakumar, P Waythamoorthy and V Ganapathy Rao – ahead of a planned gathering on Sunday, 25 November at the British embassy. Many Malaysians are likely to view the police action as being politically motivated.