PETALING JAYA: The continued labelling of Sisters in Islam's (SIS) as 'deviant' will only open space for more action to be taken against them by the state or even by misguided non-state actors, says Lawyers For Liberty (LFL).
The continued labelling of Sisters in Islam's as 'deviant' will only open space for more action to be taken against them by the state or even by misguided non-state actors, says Lawyers For Liberty .
"In addition, SIS has continuously championed hard issues such as ending child marriages, gender-based violence, female gender mutilation and promoting gender equality and non-discrimination," Zaid said. In the statement, LFL said that the High Court decision not only declared that the civil court had no jurisdiction to hear challenges to the fatwa, but further ruled that SIS should not be immune from having the fatwa applied on it.
"The powers of judicial review and of constitutional interpretation are pivotal components of the civil courts' judicial power under Art 121 ," she said.
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