Online Petition from UK to end Human Right Violation in Msia

http://www.petitiononline.com/StopHRVM/petition.html

To: Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Under-Secretary General, Ms Louise Arbour
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Palais Wilson,
52 rue des Pâquis,
CH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland

Dear Ms Louise Arbour, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

PETITION ON BEHALF OF THE MALAYSIAN PEOPLE TO END HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN MALAYSIA AND TO PROTECT THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, FREEDOMS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OF THE MALAYSIAN PEOPLE

1. We the undersigned respectfully appeal to you, in good conscience and in good faith, that you investigate into our petition and if found to be true and fair, that you apply appropriate diplomatic pressure on Prime Minister Ahmad Abdullah Badawi and the Malaysian Government to:

• charge or release immediately and unconditionally the five Malaysian human rights lawyers and activists of the Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) currently being detained under Malaysia’s Internal Security Act (ISA) 1960;

• charge or release immediately and unconditionally all other Internal Security Act detainees, estimated to be seventy at present with some detainees having been in detention for over six years;

• start or support the process to repeal the out of date and draconian Internal Security Act 1960

• start or support the process to repeal all other out of date, anti-democratic and oppressive laws such as the Sedition Act 1948, the Printing Presses & Publications Act 1984, the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971, the Societies Act 1966, the Police Act 1984 and the Official Secrets Act 1972;

• re-establish core democratic structures such as an independent judiciary, an independent free press and an independent and impartial Election Commission;

• implement the recommendation made by the Royal Commission of inquiry into alleged misconduct by the Royal Malaysian Police by setting up the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission to control potential abuse of police powers.

2. We also respectfully urge, subject to your independent investigation and findings, that you:

• recommend a Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Malaysia’s human rights record to gauge whether Malaysia is fulfilling her obligations to “uphold the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights” and to ascertain her suitability to continue with her current membership (to mid 2009) of the UN Human Rights Council;

• remove Malaysia from her seat at the UN Human Rights Council if so warranted by the UPR findings and provided no action is forthcoming from the Malaysian Government to eradicate all such alleged human rights abuses and violations in Malaysia.

We thank you in advance and we look forward to your good counsel and help on this important matter of conscience.

Yours respectfully,
Ms S B Menon,
United Kingdom.