Freedom of Expression in the Arts

HAKAM, the National Human Rights Society, is a non-governmental organization established to promote and protect human rights in Malaysia. Recognizing the importance of this right to practitioners of the arts, HAKAM held a seminar on 14 December 2002 to discuss the arts community's struggle against censorship in Malaysia, where artists must work against a backdrop of licenses, permits, bans and restrictive laws. This book was published following the seminar and in light of subsequent incidents in which authorities continued to suppress creative expression, in the hope of stimulating further discussion on what constitutes a free and open democratic society.

Access level

Onsite

publisher

National Human Rights Society (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

editor

Eddin KHOO,

Ramdas TIKAMDAS,

Elizabeth WONG

Location code

REF.KHE

Language

English

Keyword

censorship, Malaysia

Publication/Creation date

2003

No of pages

122

ISBN / ISSN

9834028016

No of copies

Content type

anthology

Chapter headings

Glossary

Introduction - Ramdas TIKAMDAS

Memorandum

Seminar Proceedings

Subsequent Censorship in the Arts

News Reports on the 'Ban' of ICT

Media Statements

Formation of the DBKL Script Evaluation Committee

Guidelines of the DBKL Script Evaluation Committee

Artists Respond to DBKL

Citation

Rights statement

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