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

14 November 2016

48,077 pasangan Islam bercerai tahun ini !!!

Sumber:
https://www.utusan.com.my/berita/parlimen/48-077-pasangan-islam-bercerai-tahun-ini-1.407505

48,077 pasangan Islam bercerai tahun ini

14 November 2016 1:38 PM

KUALA LUMPUR 14 Nov. - Sebanyak 48,077 kes perceraian melibatkan pasangan beragama Islam direkodkan sejak Januari hingga 10 Julai tahun ini.

AZIZAH MOHD. DUN

Timbalan Menteri Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat, Datuk Azizah Mohd. Dun berkata, daripada jumlah itu, tiga negeri yang mencatatkan kes tertinggi adalah Selangor (7,731) diikuti Sabah (6,638) dan Johor (4,700).

"Kajian mendapati kebanyakan perkahwinan kali pertama yang berakhir dengan perceraian atau perpisahan adalah dalam tempoh lima tahun dan ke bawah.

"Antara punca yang dikenal pasti adalah tiada persefahaman (56.2 peratus), suami tidak bertanggungjawab (15.2 peratus) dan isteri curang (11.8 peratus)," katanya menjawab soalan Siti Zailah Mohd. Yusoff (PAS-Rantau Panjang) pada persidangan Dewan Rakyat hari ini.

Siti Zailah bertanya mengenai statistik terkini perceraian di negara ini sejak 2014 hingga 2016 mengikut pecahan negeri dan bangsa serta kaedah yang akan diambil kementerian bagi menangani perkara tersebut.

Azizah berkata, menyedari masalah tersebut, pihaknya melaksanakan pelbagai usaha bagi memantapkan institusi perkahwinan termasuk menyediakan perkhidmatan kaunseling kekeluargaan, diselia Unit Kaunseling Lembaga Penduduk dan Pembangunan Keluarga Negara (LPPKN) di setiap negeri.

Beliau berkata, unit kaunseling itu dikendalikan 17 kaunselor dan 61 kaunselor panel bertauliah. Menurut Azizah, kementeriannya juga akan menambah baik modul kursus perkahwinan sedia ada dengan mengambil kira aspek media sosial yang mampu menjadi punca utama krisis rumahtangga sehingga menyebabkan berlakunya perceraian. - BERNAMA

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FREEDOM OF SPEECH / FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

14 November 2016

48,077 pasangan Islam bercerai tahun ini !!!

48,077 pasangan Islam bercerai tahun ini

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