Category: Human Rights

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjong, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday , January 28th, 1994:

UNHCR report that Bosnians are much worse off in food aid than Croat and Serban populations scandalous and outrageous

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refuges (UNHCR) report that the people living in areas controlled by the Bosnian government are getting much less food aid that those in Croat and Serb held areas is most scandalous and outrageous. Continue reading UNHCR report that Bosnians are much worse off in food aid than Croat and Serban populations scandalous and outrageous

By Parliament Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary –General and MP for Tanjung , Lim Kit Siang , in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday , 12 January 1994;

DAP calls on Un Secreatry – General to implement UN Security Council Mandate to launch air strikes against Bosnia’ Serbs to end the long agony in Bosnia.

The world is disappointed by the outcome of the summit meeting of NATO leaders in Brussels yesterday which continued to issue empty threats of air strikes against Bosnia’s Serbs to end the one sided slaughter and genocide of Bosnian Muslims. Continue reading DAP calls on Un Secreatry – General to implement UN Security Council Mandate to launch air strikes against Bosnia’ Serbs to end the long agony in Bosnia

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, August 21, 1993:

DAP calls on the new Japanese Government to reconsider and make proper wartime compensation to war victims, including Japanese Imperialist Army ‘sex slaves’ to effect a historic reconciliation with the peoples in the countries which had been victims of its war of aggression

The statement by Japan’s Foreign Minister, Tsutomu Hata that although Japan intended to apologise to Asian people who suffered during World War II it considered the issue of compensation already settles is a major setback in the historic reconciliation between Japan and the peoples in countries which had been victims of its war of aggression. Continue reading DAP calls on the new Japanese Government to reconsider and make proper wartime compensation to war victims, including Japanese Imperialist Army ‘sex slaves’ to effect a historic reconciliation with the peoples in the countries which had been victims of its war of aggression

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Monday, 7th June 1993:

DAP disappointed that Dr. Mahathir Mohamed has decided to stay away from the United Nations World Human Rights to stay away from the United Nations World Human Rights Conference in Vienna

I have received confirmation that the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, would not attend the United Nations World Human Rights Conference in Vienne and that the Malaysian delegation would be headed by the Foreign Minister, Datuk Adbullah Badawi. Continue reading DAP disappointed that Dr. Mahathir Mohamed has decided to stay away from the United Nations World Human Rights to stay away from the United Nations World Human Rights Conference in Vienna

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, April. 2, 1993:

DAP welcomes UN Security Council resolution to authorise military intervention to impose no-fly zone in Bosnia-Herzegovina although it is too late and too little

DAP welcomes the United Nations Security Council resolution to authorise military intervention for the first time in former Yugoslavia in approving the use of force to shoot down planes violating the no-fly ban over Bosnia-Herzegovina. Continue reading DAP welcomes UN Security Council resolution to authorise military intervention to impose no-fly zone in Bosnia-Herzegovina although it is too late and too little

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday, March 31, 1993:

Malaysia and all other ASEAN countries should ratify the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights before the World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna in June

The Communique of the Commonwealth Heads Of Governments Meeting (CHOGM) in Kuala Lumpur in 1989 called on all Commonwealth member nations to immediately ratify the two basic international human rights documents – the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Continue reading Malaysia and all other ASEAN countries should ratify the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights before the World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna in June

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, March 20, 1992:

DAP welcomes the Government’s decision to help the Myanmar Muslim refugees and calls on Datuk Abdullah Badawi to lead an official mission to Myanmar to intercede on behalf of the Rohingya Muslims.

DAP welcomes the Malaysian Government’s decision to help the Myanmar Muslim refugees announced by the Foreign Minister, Datuk Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday. Continue reading DAP welcomes the Government’s decision to help the Myanmar Muslim refugees and calls on Datuk Abdullah Badawi to lead an official mission to Myanmar to intercede on behalf of the Rohingya Muslims