FREEDOM OF SPEECH / FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION


FREEDOM OF SPEECH / FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak without censorship and/or limitation. The synonymous term freedom of expression is sometimes used to indicate not only freedom of verbal speech but any act of seeking, receiving and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used [United Nations, 1966, 1976]. The right to freedom of speech is recognized as a human right under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recognized in international human rights law in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The ICCPR recognizes the right to freedom of speech as "the right to hold opinions without interference. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression". Furthermore freedom of speech is recognized in European, inter-American and African regional human rights law [United Nations, 1966, 1967]. Freedom of speech, or the freedom of expression, is recognized in international and regional human rights law. The right is enshrined in Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, Article 13 of the American Convention on Human Rights and Article 9 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights [Andrew Puddephatt & Hodder Arnold, 2005; Kumar, Ambika, 2006].

In Islamic ethics freedom of speech was first declared in the Rashidun period by the caliph Umar in the 7th century. In the Abbasid Caliphate period, freedom of speech was also declared by al-Hashimi (a cousin of Caliph al-Ma'mun) in a letter to one of the religious opponents he was attempting to convert through reason.

According to George Makdisi and Hugh Goddard, "the idea of academic freedom" in universities was "modelled on Islamic custom" as practiced in the medieval Madrasah system from the 9th century. Islamic influence was "certainly discernible in the foundation of the first deliberately-planned university" in Europe [Boisard, Marcel A., 1980].

* Selected REFERENCES / Sources:

Amnesty International: Annual Reports: URLhttp://www.amnesty.org/ailib/aireport/index.html Andrew Puddephatt & Hodder Arnold. (2005). Freedom of Expression: The Essentials of Human Rights. United Publishers. Boisard, Marcel A. (July 1980), "On the Probable Influence of Islam on Western Public and International Law", International Journal of Middle East Studies 11 (4): 429–50. Goddard, Hugh. (2000). A History of Christian-Muslim Relations. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Kumar, Ambika. (2006). ‘Using Courts to Enforce the Free Speech Provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.’ Published by Chicago Journal of International Law. Summer 2006. URLhttp://www.allbusiness.com/corporate-governance/4082846-1.html United Nations: ‘International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.’ Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) of 16th December 1966: Entry into force 23 March 1976, in accordance with Article 49. URLhttp://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/ccpr.htm (United Nations) Wikipedia. (2010). ‘Freedom of Speech.’ Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. URLhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_expression

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02 October 2013

Wedding Reception of the Century!


Comment: This must be the wedding ceremony of the century, with 4 deaths, what a way to celebrate your son and daughter wedding. With friends and relatives cursing you for life! It was reported that the House Owner was told that the chickens were not fresh, yet he insisted that the meat be cooked anyway. That lead to massive food poisoning. The question is, why are the chickens NOT kept in a more hygiene method?  Does the Owner not concern of his guests, relatives and friends, who may eat the unhygienic food?

Keyword: IF you want to do it, do it properly, IF not, do not do it at all !! Do not do it half-heart.

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Oleh OPAT RATTANACHOT
uspetani@utusan.com.my

Tajul Urus Md. Zain mewakili Menteri Besar Kedah, Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir menyampaikan sumbangan daripada kerajaan negeri kepada mangsa yang mengalami keracunan makanan yang masih dirawat di wad Hospital Yan semalam. - UTUSAN/Kamal Basir

SUNGAI PETANI 1 Okt. - Seorang lagi mangsa keracunan makanan rumah kenduri kahwin di Kampung Huma, Tanjung Dawai dekat sini, Sabtu lalu, meninggal dunia di Hospital Sultan Abdul Halim (HSAH), malam ini.
Mangsa, Wan Razali Yaakob, 56, disahkan meninggal dunia pukul 7.15 malam selepas dimasukkan ke Unit Rawatan Rapi (ICU) sejak pagi semalam.

Pengarah Jabatan Kesihatan Kedah, Dr. Ismail Abu Taat berkata, warga emas yang berasal dari Kampung Banggol Belau, Merbok itu berada dalam keadaan kritikal sejak dimasukkan di HSAH semalam.

"Dengan kes terbaharu ini, ia menjadikan jumlah mangsa yang meninggal dunia akibat keracunan makanan dalam majlis kenduri berkenaan meningkat kepada empat orang," katanya kepada pemberita ketika ditemui selepas menemani Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Tanjung Dawai, Datuk Tajul Urus Md. Zain melawat mangsa-mangsa keracunan makanan di HSAH di sini malam ini.

Semalam, tiga dilaporkan maut ekoran keracunan makanan selepas menghadiri majlis perkahwinan di Kampung Huma, Tanjung Dawai pada Sabtu lalu.

Nurshazana Mohd. Rashid, 24, meninggal dunia di rumahnya di Kampung Tempoyak, Bedong pada pukul 1 petang, manakala Mohd. Nor Rahmat Yusof, 11, dari Kampung Singkir Laut maut ketika mendapat rawatan di Hospital Yan.

Mangsa ketiga, Ibrahim Mohammad, 62, dari Kampung Huma meninggal dunia pada pukul 6.30 petang di HSAH.

Sementara itu, Tajul Urus yang juga Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pendidikan, Pengangkutan dan Kerja Raya negeri berkata, pihaknya mengucapkan takziah terhadap keluarga mangsa terlibat.

Beliau berkata, pihaknya akan menghulurkan bantuan bagi meringankan beban keluarga yang kematian mangsa sebanyak RM1,000 seorang dan RM200 seorang bagi mangsa yang dimasukkan ke wad.

Tambahnya, beliau juga merupakan antara tetamu dalam majlis kenduri tersebut pada pagi Sabtu lalu.
"Selepas makan kenduri, saya terus beredar ke Kuala Lumpur untuk urusan rasmi. Namun, saya bersyukur kerana tidak menghadapi keracunan makanan kerana difahamkan hanya tetamu yang makan kenduri sebelah petang menjadi mangsa," katanya.



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