Govt has failed reform agenda, says civil society groups


  • Nation
  • Monday, 06 May 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: After close to one year in power, the government has failed to reform repressive legislation and has continued to restrict fundamental freedoms and silence dissent, says civil society groups.

The report "New Government, Old Tactics: Lack of Progress on Reform Commitments Undermines Fundamental Freedoms and Democracy in Malaysia", by British human rights organisation Article 19 and global civil society organisation Civicus, found that the government has made little progress on its election manifesto and has, in fact, backtracked on its other commitments made.

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