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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31 July 2021

3 lagi anggota polis direman kes terima rasuah tauke dadah

3 lagi anggota polis direman kes terima rasuah tauke dadah Oleh MUHAMMAD AYMAN GHAFFA 12 Julai 2021
Dua daripada tiga anggota polis yang direman empat hari bagi membantu siasatan kes menerima rasuah RM200,000 daripada pasangan pengedar dadah. KOTA BHARU – Tiga anggota polis direman selama empat hari bermula hari ini bagi membantu siasatan kes menerima rasuah sebanyak RM200,000 daripada pasangan suami isteri pengedar dadah baru-baru ini. Selain itu, seorang pegawai kanan polis berpangkat Asisten Superintendan (ASP) yang sebelum ini ditahan dalam kes sama turut disambung reman selama empat hari selepas perintah reman terhadapnya tamat hari ini. Tiga anggota polis itu masing-masing berpangkat Sarjan berusia 39 tahun, Koperal (34 tahun) dan Lans Koperal (28 tahun) bertugas di Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah (IPD) Pasir Mas. Perintah tahanan reman sehingga Khamis ini dikeluarkan oleh Penolong Pendaftar Mahkamah Majistret, Nor Faezah Abdullah di Mahkamah Majistret Kota Bharu di sini hari ini. Sementara itu, Pengarah Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) Kelantan, Rosli Husain ketika dihubungi pemberita mengesahkan penahanan reman ketiga-tiga anggota polis itu. Katanya, kes disiasat mengikut Seksyen 17 (a) Akta SPRM 2009. Sebelum ini, seorang pegawai polis berpangkat ASP direman pada Jumaat lalu selepas dipercayai menerima suapan RM200,000 daripada pasangan suami isteri yang merupakan pengedar dadah. Selepas penahanan ASP berkenaan, SPRM menahan seorang lagi pegawai kanan polis berpangkat Deputi Superintendan (DSP) untuk membantu siasatan kes itu pada Sabtu lalu. Kedua-dua pegawai itu juga bertugas di IPD Pasir mas ditahan bagi membantu siasatan selepas hadir memberi keterangan di pejabat SPRM di sini. – K! ONLINE.
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