Launch of SUARAM's Malaysia Human Rights Report 2008

Suarams Human Rights Report2008 is a report card of the ruling Barisan Nasional (bn) government in the throes of struggling to survive the worst defeat by Malaysian voters at the 12th General Elections.

Thanks to the relentless efforts of 2007, the grassroots movement for human rights and democratic change gathered momentum to deal a decisive blow to the arrogant ruling coalition that had ruled Malaysia since Independence in 1957.

A series of demonstrations against the rising fuel price, toll fees and inflation, the mammoth rallies of the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (bersih) and the Hindu Rights Action Force (hindraf) in 2007 set the stage for the political tsunami that swept the country on 8 March 2008.

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