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

03 February 2018

Anggota tentera, isteri direman tujuh hari (DERA anak hingga mati) !

Source:
http://www.utusan.com.my/berita/jenayah/anggota-tentera-isteri-direman-tujuh-hari-1.601736

Anggota tentera, isteri direman tujuh hari

DUA suspek kes kematian kanak-kanak, Nur Aina Nabihah Muhammad Abdullah, 9, ditahan reman selama tu

DUA suspek kes kematian kanak-kanak, Nur Aina Nabihah, 9, ditahan reman selama tujuh hari di Mahkamah Majistret Port Dickson hari ini. - UTUSAN ONLINE/ABD. RAZAK AID

Nazarudin Shahari

TELOK KEMANG 2 Feb. - Mahkamah Majistret Port Dickson di sini membenarkan sepasang suami isteri ditahan reman selama tujuh hari mulai hari ini bagi membantu siasatan kes kematian seorang kanak-kanak berusia sembilan tahun dipercayai akibat didera.

Perintah tersebut dikeluarkan terhadap kedua-dua suspek yang berusia 35 dan 30 tahun itu oleh Majistret Siti Khariah Abdul Razak selepas permohonan dikemukakan pegawai penyiasat, Asisten Superintenden Mahafiz Mat Lawi.

Suspek lelaki yang juga seorang anggota tentera dan isterinya di bawa ke mahkamah kira-kira pukul 9.15 pagi dengan memakai baju lokap berwarna jingga dan tangan bergari diiringi anggota polis.

Semalam, murid Sekolah Kebangsaan Lukut di sini, Nur Aina Nabihah meninggal dunia di Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar (HTJ) Seremban selepas tidak sedarkan diri di kediaman keluarganya di Lukut, malam kelmarin.

Pemeriksaan ke atas badan kanak-kanak itu mendapati terdapat kesan lebam dan bedah siasat menunjukkan mangsa mengalami kecederaan parah pada organ dalaman seperti cedera buah pinggang, usus koyak serta tulang rusuk kiri dan kanan patah dipercayai dipukul dengan objek tumpul.

Kes disiasat mengikut Sekysen 302 Kanun Keseksaan iaitu membunuh. - UTUSAN ONLINE

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FREEDOM OF SPEECH / FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

03 February 2018

Anggota tentera, isteri direman tujuh hari (DERA anak hingga mati) !

Anggota tentera, isteri direman tujuh hari

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