Canadian Bishops Issue Letter On Religious Freedom, Speaks Of Conscientious Objection
Submitted by newsteam on Thu, May 17, 2012 - 8:00 am
Canada, May 14, 2012 (Catholic Culture) --
The Permanent Council of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a Pastoral Letter on religious liberty.
The letter, dated April 2012, was released on May 14.
Lamenting threats to religious freedom abroad, the letter also noted that: Read more »
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Bar Council Press Statement: Reactionary Attack On Independence Of The Bar Fundamentally Flawed
Submitted by newsteam on Wed, May 16, 2012 - 8:00 am
Kuala Lumpur, May 15, 2012 --
The Malaysian Bar is flabbergasted at Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Dato’ Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz’s reported announcement that a proposed law academy “can be an alternative” to the Bar, and that the Bar Council “should dissolve itself”.
The Malaysian Bar is opposed to this suggestion, which appears similar to the proposal that the Government had mooted, and subsequently withdrawn, twice in the past. Read more »
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Bar Council Resolution On BERSIH 3.0 Public Assembly On 28 April 2012
Submitted by newsteam on Mon, May 14, 2012 - 12:00 pm
Kuala Lumpur, May 11, 2012 --
The Extraordinary General Meeting of the Malaysian Bar (“EGM”) was held at Sunway Putra Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on 11 May 2012 (Friday), and attended by 1,270 Members of the Malaysian Bar.
The motion, as amended, was put to a vote and carried by a majority (939 votes in favour, 16 against, with no abstentions).
The resolution adopted at the EGM is as follows: Read more »
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