On Monday 15 November 2010 Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim will give a public lecture titled Social Justice and Political Change: The Malaysian Experience at The Australian National University in Canberra.
Intro of Anwar Ibrahim (from the organisers at The Australian National University)
Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim is the leader of the Opposition in the opposition alliance called the Pakatan Rakyat (People Pact). He was Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1993-1998. He also served as Minister of Finance for Malaysia from 1991-1998.
He was dismissed from office in 1998 and imprisoned after a trial described by Amnesty International as exposing “a pattern of political manipulation of key state institutions including the police, public prosecutor’s office and the judiciary”. After 6 years of appeal his conviction was overturned by the Malaysian Federal Court. He is currently facing another trial, Sodomy II, which has attracted international attention and condemnation.
He is highly respected for his principled stance against corruption and his management of the Malaysian economy during their financial crisis. He is also viewed as one of the forefathers of the Asian Renaissance and a leading proponent of greater cooperation among civilizations.
Details of the event are as follows:
Monday 15 November, 6.45pm for a 7pm start
Llewellyn Hall, ANU School of Music, Childers Street, ANU
This event is free and open to the public.
Registrations are essential.
To register visit here
Enquiries E: events@anu.edu.au or T: 6125 4144
“a pattern of political manipulation of key state institutions including the police, public prosecutor’s office and the judiciary”.
Someone please tell me what did Amnesty International say about the 2006 Thai coup, the disband of political parties, the involvement of military in the formation of subsequent coalition and the heavy-handed disperse of redshirts protestors in 2009 and 2010.
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The spokesperson of Amnesty International better answer this.
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I’m a bit annoyed at someone trying to hijack my name (#1), but here’s Amnesty’s first comment on the coup:
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/ASA39/013/2006/en/f5466adf-d3ef-11dd-8743-d305bea2b2c7/asa390132006en.html
and here’s an index of all their major statements on Thailand:
http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/thailand
which includes statements from 16 and 16 May this year on “Thai military must halt reckless use of lethal force.”
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