Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM)

SUARAM believes that only an active citizen’s movement is able to hold the government accountable for its actions. SUARAM’s role is to build awareness of human rights that lead to citizen action.

We need to maintain a society which upholds human rights as a basic benchmark because it is the only way in which citizens can be protected against discrimination, corruption, lawlessness and arbitrary abuse of powers. Human rights are safeguards that each of us possess. We wield them to demand accountability. We use them to institute checks and balances in the democratic governance of our society. We depend on them for our liberty.

We need to institute a Malaysia steeped in human rights. This includes the right to express oneself; freedom of religion; independence of the judiciary; freedom from abuse of police powers; environmental protection; the right to food, shelter, health and education.

SUARAM is here to stand with you, for human rights, be it your own, a friend’s and our society’s. Together, let us work for a better and brighter future for Malaysia.