The Malaysian Insider | Constitutional experts say royal decrees and fatwa are not binding on non–Muslims whose religious rights are guaranteed under the Malaysia Agreement 1963. Edmund Bon pointed out that fatwa rulings or edicts were only applicable to Muslims as decided by a three-man Federal Court bench in 2009 in the case of Sulaiman Takrib.
Malaysiakini | Lawyer K. Shanmuga argued that the matter affected freedom of speech and the right to print a paper. If the Home Minister is refusing an application, he should tell why, and not only through an affidavit in 2011, after the judicial review was filed in 2010. Also appearing for Mkini Dotcom is Edmund Bon.
Malaysiakini | The Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed the Home Ministry and government’s appeal against a High Court judgment that Malaysiakini be issued a publication permit. Lawyer Edmund Bon said the court considered that the government should not have restricted competition in not allowing Malaysiakini to be published as a newspaper.
Malaysiakini | The Court of Appeal rejected the government’s appeal against the High Court ruling that publishing a newspaper is a right, not a privilege. Malaysiakini CEO and editor-in-chief thanked lawyers K. Shanmuga and Edmund Bon for arguing the case on behalf of the news outlet.
Astro Awani | The court awarded Five human rights lawyers and an activist, including Amer Hamzah Arshad, each with RM10,000 in damages, and ordered the defendants to pay a total of RM60,000 in costs to all the plaintiffs. Counsel Edmund Bon, representing the six, told reporters that the ruling was a great victory for democracy and human rights.
The Edge | KL High Court judge Datuk John Louis O’Hara found the police giving confusing, conflicting, and contradictory instructions, and awarded a total of RM120,000 in damages to each of the six plaintiffs — lawyers R. Sivarasa, N. Surendran, Latheefa Koya, Eric Paulsen, and Amer Hamzah Arshad as well as human rights activist Johny Andu @ Abu Bakar Adnan. Lawyer Edmund Bon noted this is probably the last case
The Star | The KL High Court judge held that the arrests and detention of five lawyers, including Amer Hamzah Arshad, and an activist by the police were unlawful, but dismissed the claim on malicious prosecution as it was the prerogative of the AG to initiate proceedings. Lead counsel Edmund Bon said the ruling was a great victory for democracy and human rights.
Malaysiakini | Edmund Bon represented six plaintiffs who filed a suit against the acting Dang Wangi OCPD, the IGP, the Home Ministry, and the government for unlawful detention and arrest. KL High Court judge John Louis O’Hara agreed that the arresting officer gave conflicting, contradictory, and confusing instructions, and the detainees were not allowed to consult a legal representative.
The Malaysian Insider | The KL High Court ruled that Malaysian police acted unlawfully in arresting six human rights lawyers and activists, including Amer Hamzah Arshad, who took part in the Human Rights Day Walk in 2007. Counsel Edmund Bon and Chan Yen Hui represented the six. Edmund said the decision was “a great victory for social activists for the right to freedom of assembly.”
LoyarBurok | The May 2013 edition of Esquire Malaysia featured LoyarBurok’s Edmund Bon, Fahri Azzat, New Sin Yew, and Marcus van Geyzel, as they spoke about human rights, legal practice, and LoyarBurok/MCCHR as a communal platform for any Malaysian to speak up.
ABC News | Whoever wins watershed national elections on Sunday, human rights lawyer and commentator Edmund Bon said, “the political landscape of Malaysia will never be the same again.” People are more aware and different acts of dissent have ignited the imagination of the youth for a new Malaysia.
ABC News | Edmund Bon, Malaysian human rights lawyer and LoyarBurok blog contributor, told Radio Australia’s Asia Pacific that fears about the integrity of the polling process persist. Malaysia’s election commission is under fire for not acting more decisively about the reported failure of indelible ink to be used on voters’ fingers.
LoyarBurok | Jabatan Pendaftaran Pertubuhan Malaysia telah mengeluarkan arahan untuk peguam SUARAM, Amer Hamzah Arshad, menghadiri diri untuk sesi soal siasat. Saman di bawah seksyen 66 Akta Pertubuhan 1966 serta jawapan peguamcara Amer yang menjelaskan interpretasi seksyen 66 dilampirkan.
Malaysiakini | Suaram’s lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad called Wangsa Maju MP Wee Choo Keong’s allegation, that he had furnished false information on the human rights NGO, “false and baseless”. Amer said he viewed Wee’s allegation as defamatory and tantamount to assassination of his personal character and reputation.
The Sun | Malaysian Centre for Constitutionalism and Human Rights member Edmund Bon supported the call for an across-the-board moratorium on the death penalty. He proposed that a Royal Commission of Inquiry be set up to review and analyse the effectiveness of the death penalty. He said that the existing review on the death penalty is not sufficiently transparent and too narrow in scope.
Malaysiakini | The High Court judge said the the Home Minister’s decision not to grant a publishing permit to Mkini Dotcom Sdn Bhd was misdirected as it exceeded the limit of its jurisdiction, affecting the right of freedom of expression, including the right to a permit, a fundamental liberty enshrined in the constitution. Edmund Bon called this a historic landmark case.
The Edge Markets | Edmund Bon spoke at a forum on social media at the National Young Lawyers Forum. He hoped for social media to become a threat to dictators or corrupt regimes that abuse human rights, and urged lawyers to be involved in activism and to uphold justice.
The Edge Markets | Edmund Bon has infused the citizens movement UndiMsia! with activism models developed by Gene Sharp and Bill Moyer. Sharp drew up a list of 198 methods of activism that have become a guide to successfully pressuring governments to change, while Moyer slotted the different types of activists into four categories — the reformer, rebel, social change agent, and citizen.
The Star | Much of lawyer Edmund Bon’s social activism work revolves around “citizen empowerment”. Bon is determined to convince everyone to take an active interest in the law because it impacts them in their everyday life.
LoyarBurok | Every revolution needs an evolution. Every court win is a revolution. To achieve the win, we need to evolve with the case and evolve the case.
The Malaysian Insider | Constitutional experts say royal decrees and fatwa are not binding on non–Muslims whose religious rights are guaranteed under the Malaysia Agreement 1963. Edmund Bon pointed out that fatwa rulings or edicts were only applicable to Muslims as decided by a three-man Federal Court bench in 2009 in the case of Sulaiman Takrib.
Malaysiakini | Lawyer K. Shanmuga argued that the matter affected freedom of speech and the right to print a paper. If the Home Minister is refusing an application, he should tell why, and not only through an affidavit in 2011, after the judicial review was filed in 2010. Also appearing for Mkini Dotcom is Edmund Bon.
Malaysiakini | The Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed the Home Ministry and government’s appeal against a High Court judgment that Malaysiakini be issued a publication permit. Lawyer Edmund Bon said the court considered that the government should not have restricted competition in not allowing Malaysiakini to be published as a newspaper.
Malaysiakini | The Court of Appeal rejected the government’s appeal against the High Court ruling that publishing a newspaper is a right, not a privilege. Malaysiakini CEO and editor-in-chief thanked lawyers K. Shanmuga and Edmund Bon for arguing the case on behalf of the news outlet.
Astro Awani | The court awarded Five human rights lawyers and an activist, including Amer Hamzah Arshad, each with RM10,000 in damages, and ordered the defendants to pay a total of RM60,000 in costs to all the plaintiffs. Counsel Edmund Bon, representing the six, told reporters that the ruling was a great victory for democracy and human rights.
The Edge | KL High Court judge Datuk John Louis O’Hara found the police giving confusing, conflicting, and contradictory instructions, and awarded a total of RM120,000 in damages to each of the six plaintiffs — lawyers R. Sivarasa, N. Surendran, Latheefa Koya, Eric Paulsen, and Amer Hamzah Arshad as well as human rights activist Johny Andu @ Abu Bakar Adnan. Lawyer Edmund Bon noted this is probably the last case
The Star | The KL High Court judge held that the arrests and detention of five lawyers, including Amer Hamzah Arshad, and an activist by the police were unlawful, but dismissed the claim on malicious prosecution as it was the prerogative of the AG to initiate proceedings. Lead counsel Edmund Bon said the ruling was a great victory for democracy and human rights.
Malaysiakini | Edmund Bon represented six plaintiffs who filed a suit against the acting Dang Wangi OCPD, the IGP, the Home Ministry, and the government for unlawful detention and arrest. KL High Court judge John Louis O’Hara agreed that the arresting officer gave conflicting, contradictory, and confusing instructions, and the detainees were not allowed to consult a legal representative.
The Malaysian Insider | The KL High Court ruled that Malaysian police acted unlawfully in arresting six human rights lawyers and activists, including Amer Hamzah Arshad, who took part in the Human Rights Day Walk in 2007. Counsel Edmund Bon and Chan Yen Hui represented the six. Edmund said the decision was “a great victory for social activists for the right to freedom of assembly.”
LoyarBurok | The May 2013 edition of Esquire Malaysia featured LoyarBurok’s Edmund Bon, Fahri Azzat, New Sin Yew, and Marcus van Geyzel, as they spoke about human rights, legal practice, and LoyarBurok/MCCHR as a communal platform for any Malaysian to speak up.
ABC News | Whoever wins watershed national elections on Sunday, human rights lawyer and commentator Edmund Bon said, “the political landscape of Malaysia will never be the same again.” People are more aware and different acts of dissent have ignited the imagination of the youth for a new Malaysia.
ABC News | Edmund Bon, Malaysian human rights lawyer and LoyarBurok blog contributor, told Radio Australia’s Asia Pacific that fears about the integrity of the polling process persist. Malaysia’s election commission is under fire for not acting more decisively about the reported failure of indelible ink to be used on voters’ fingers.
LoyarBurok | Jabatan Pendaftaran Pertubuhan Malaysia telah mengeluarkan arahan untuk peguam SUARAM, Amer Hamzah Arshad, menghadiri diri untuk sesi soal siasat. Saman di bawah seksyen 66 Akta Pertubuhan 1966 serta jawapan peguamcara Amer yang menjelaskan interpretasi seksyen 66 dilampirkan.
Malaysiakini | Suaram’s lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad called Wangsa Maju MP Wee Choo Keong’s allegation, that he had furnished false information on the human rights NGO, “false and baseless”. Amer said he viewed Wee’s allegation as defamatory and tantamount to assassination of his personal character and reputation.
The Sun | Malaysian Centre for Constitutionalism and Human Rights member Edmund Bon supported the call for an across-the-board moratorium on the death penalty. He proposed that a Royal Commission of Inquiry be set up to review and analyse the effectiveness of the death penalty. He said that the existing review on the death penalty is not sufficiently transparent and too narrow in scope.
Malaysiakini | The High Court judge said the the Home Minister’s decision not to grant a publishing permit to Mkini Dotcom Sdn Bhd was misdirected as it exceeded the limit of its jurisdiction, affecting the right of freedom of expression, including the right to a permit, a fundamental liberty enshrined in the constitution. Edmund Bon called this a historic landmark case.
The Edge Markets | Edmund Bon spoke at a forum on social media at the National Young Lawyers Forum. He hoped for social media to become a threat to dictators or corrupt regimes that abuse human rights, and urged lawyers to be involved in activism and to uphold justice.
The Edge Markets | Edmund Bon has infused the citizens movement UndiMsia! with activism models developed by Gene Sharp and Bill Moyer. Sharp drew up a list of 198 methods of activism that have become a guide to successfully pressuring governments to change, while Moyer slotted the different types of activists into four categories — the reformer, rebel, social change agent, and citizen.
The Star | Much of lawyer Edmund Bon’s social activism work revolves around “citizen empowerment”. Bon is determined to convince everyone to take an active interest in the law because it impacts them in their everyday life.
LoyarBurok | Every revolution needs an evolution. Every court win is a revolution. To achieve the win, we need to evolve with the case and evolve the case.
