Promo Article No. 2

”Ekspresi-Kan Hak-Hak Asasi Anda”


Contributed by Dara Waheda Mohd Rufin

Setiap manusia berhak memiliki naluri hati mereka sendiri sebaik sahaja dilahirkan. Mereka berhak percaya bahawa mereka perlu mengatur dan menikmati kehidupan dengan cara mereka sendiri. Mereka mempunyai hak bergaul antara satu sama lain, berhak mendapat pendidikan yang baik, berhak memiliki harta atas usaha mereka sendiri, berhak meluahkan ekspresi diri dan berhak dilayan sama rata dengan penuh rasa hormat-menghormati antara satu sama lain.

Ramai yang dapat mengapplikasi hak-hak asasi ini dalam kehidupan mereka namun ramai juga yang dihalang daripada menikmatinya.

Sebagai memperingati dan menunjukkan sokongan terhadap mereka yang kurang bernasib baik ini, dunia telah mengisytiharkan 10 Disember sebagai Hari Hak Asasi Manusia.

Pada tahun ini, Majlis Peguam Malaysia melalui Jawatankuasa Hak Asasi Manusia telah menyambung tradisi perayaan hak asasi dengan sekali lagi menganjurkan Festival Hak Asasi kali ini diraikan satu hari lebih awal iaitu pada 9 Disember 2007. Tarikh berkenaan yang juga hari minggu (Ahad) telah dipilih bagi memberi peluang kepada seluruh rakyat Malaysia khususnya warga Kuala Lumpur untuk bersama-sama menyambut hari tersebut.

Festival yang bertemakan ”Seperti yang saya percaya : Kebebasan Ekspresi melalui Seni, Muzik, Budaya dan Rasa Hati” ini akan dimulakan seawal 7.30 pagi dengan acara perarakan secara aman dari perkarangan Pusat Membeli-Belah Sogo ke Pasar Budaya, Kuala Lumpur. Tradisi perarakan ini adalah sebagai satu simbol penyatuan rakyat dan simbol kebebasan bersuara serta berhimpun seperti yang termaktub dalam Artikel 10 Perlembagaan Persekutuan.

Perarakan tersebut dijangka berakhir pada pukul 9.00 pagi di perkarangan Pasar Budaya, Kuala Lumpur, lokasi bagi bahagian kedua festival tersebut.

Kemuncak bahagian kedua festival ini adalah sesi yang dinamakan “When Faith Meets Law Session”. Ia merupakan sesi interaktif yang memberi peluang kepada setiap kumpulan/badan agama melalui seorang wakil menyuarakan isu dalam mengimbangi kepercayaan dan undang-undang manusia.

Selain itu, ia juga akan diselang-seli dengan persembahan menarik yang terdiri daripada persembahan puisi, tarian masyarakat Orang Asli, nyanyian oleh Dr Wan Zawawi dan beberapa orang peguam yang berbakat terpendam termasuklah Fahri Azzat, Syamsuriatina Ishak, Dipendra Harshad Rai dan Lai Chee Hoe serta banyak lagi kejutan yang telah dirancang.

Ekspresi-kan hasrat anda bersama-sama kami. Jumpa anda di sana.

(Untuk maklumat lanjut dan perkembangan terkini dari masa ke semasa sila klik http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/component/option,com_docman/task,doc_details/Itemid,2/gid,1370/ )

Why We celebrate Human Rights Day.

We celebrate Human Rights day because there are many people who do not have the rights granted to them [e.g. the right to equality. This day was declared so that all of us can become aware of our rights and create an awareness among others, of people who are deprived of their rights.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Rights_Day

The Promo Write Up (1)

HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2007 - “AS I BELIEVE: FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION THROUGH ART, MUSIC, CULTURE AND CONSCIENCE”

Contributed by Noreen Ahmad Ariff

Human Rights Day is celebrated annually on 10 December and it is almost the time of the year again when the Malaysian Bar celebrates the Day. This year, the Bar’s Human Rights Day will be held on Sunday, 9 December 2007.

Human rights is something that cannot be confined within four walls; it can soar as high as the sky and as wide as the ocean. The right to believe and express oneself finds its voice through various means - music, art, culture and conscience. Our Human Rights Day this time is therefore themed: “As I Believe: Freedom of Expression through Art, Music, Culture and Conscience”.

If the United Nations celebrates the Day in New York, ours will be held in two parts in Kuala Lumpur. At 7.30 am, we will commence with a peaceful walk, the “Peoples’ Freedom Walk” from Sogo Complex through Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman-Jalan Raja to the old dame of Arts, the Central Market through Jalan Leboh Pasar Besar.

At Central Market, the second part of the Day will be held from 9.00 am onwards. There will be a host of events including poetry reading, Orang Asli cultural dance and performances by the underrated but talented Dr Wan Zawawi, and our own ‘home-grown’ lawyers, Fahri Azzat, Syamsuriatina Ishak, Dipendra Harshad Rai and Lai Chee Hoe. There will be other guest appearances being lined up.

The highlight of the Day will be the “When Faith Meets Law” multi-religious panel session discussing conscience rights. At this session, we seek to give religious groups the opportunity to discuss issues and concerns on faith, law and human rights. Prominent figures from the various religious groups in Malaysia have been invited as speakers.

There will also be a session titled “I wish that…”. Here, the various NGOs and groups will present their particular demands on issues affecting them. It will be a fun day out.

As C.S Lewis once said, “We are what we believe we are”. Share with us what you believe. See you on Sunday, 9 December 2007!

FESTIVAL OF RIGHTS 2007

Festival of Rights 2007

‘As I Believe: Freedom of Expression through Art, Music, Culture and Conscience’
9 December 2007

Part I: 0730 SOGO Complex - Peoples’ Freedom Walk
Part II: 0900 Central Market - Festivities and Conversations


Human Rights Day is celebrated worldwide on 10 December every year. The Bar Council’s Human Rights Committee continues the celebration of the ‘Day’ by hosting the “Festival of Rights” once again.

The theme this year is “As I Believe: Freedom of Expression through Art, Music, Culture and Conscience” showcasing the indivisibility, interdependence and inter-relation of various rights in our daily lives.

The celebration will be in two parts:

(1) Part I starts at with the ‘Peoples’ Freedom Walk’ from the SOGO Complex through Dataran Merdeka to Central Market. We will congregate in front of the SOGO Complex at 0700. This Walk is open to everyone who is welcome to bring along banners highlighting human rights issues that they are concerned about.

(2) Part II will be held at the staging area of Central Market. Participants will be served refreshments while enjoying the festivities. Among others, a multi-religious panel will discuss conscience rights in the ‘Conversations’ segment titled “When Faith Meets Law”. We have invited key religious leaders from the major faiths (Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Taoism) to take part in this session where everyone is encouraged to express their views.

Further, we will be treated to performances by some of our ‘home-grown’ artists/activists such as Fahri Azzat, Noreen Ariff, Syamsuriatina Ishak, Lai Chee Hoe, Dipendra Harshad Rai, Dr Wan Zawawi, Amir Muhammad and bands, ‘Cassarrah’ and ‘The Wave’. There will also be surprise guest appearances!

To recap, the programme is as follows:

0700 Congregate in front of SOGO Complex
0730 Short briefing on the Peoples’ Freedom Walk
0800 Walk from SOGO to Central Market through Dataran Merdeka
0900 Welcome speech by Chair, Human Rights Committee
0910 Breakfast
0920 Poetry Reading
0935 Conversations: “When Faith Meets Law”
(colouring session for children commences)
1145 Cultural performance by the Orang Asli (Kumpulan Kebudayaan SPNS)
1215 “I wish that ……” session
1245 Stage performances by various artists/activists
1400 Closing speech by President, Bar Council

We hope that everyone will be able to join us and take part in this celebration. There will also be booths to cater for all ages at Central Market - the kids, the young and the old.

Please email rezib@malaysianbar.org.my by 23 November 2007 if you shall be participating in order that we may make the necessary arrangements.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Rezib Mohamad, at 03-20316367 or rezib@malaysianbar.org.my.

Edmund Bon Tai Soon
Chairperson
Human Rights Committee

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Welcome to the Human Rights Day Blog, a place where contributors from the members of the Bar can place up their posts, links, pictures and videos in the lead up to the Human Rights Day.