'SIS has been targeted by religious authorities despite its human rights and advocacy work.'
at the Kuala Lumpur High Court of Sisters in Islam ’s judicial review application against a 2014 Selangorhad made a sweeping declaration that SIS and 'any individuals, organisations and institutions holding on to liberalism and religious pluralism' are deviant from Islamic teachings," said LFL legal coordinator Zaid Malek in a statement today.
"The High Court not only declared that the civil court has no jurisdiction to hear the challenge on theapplied on it and that justice in this regard warrants the lifting of the corporate veil," said Zaid. "SIS has been targeted by religious authorities despite its decades of human rights and advocacy work focusing on women’s rights in Islam," said Zaid.
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