ARTICLE 11

The coalition of NGOs known as Article 11 is committed to embrace, uphold and pursue the realisation of the following principles as guaranteed by the Federal Constitution and Human Rights Conventions:

bulletno citizen shall be discriminated on the basis of religion, race, descent, place of birth or gender
bulletparents ( both mother and father ) are equal guardians and have equal say in all aspects of the upbringing of children
bulletchildren shall be protected from any form of discrimination on the grounds of religion and in all cases, the interests of children shall be paramount
bulletthe freedom of thought, conscience and belief for all persons shall be fully respected, guaranteed and protected
bulletevery citizen has a responsibility to condemn discrimination and intolerance based on religion or belief
bulletevery citizen has a responsibility to apply religion or belief in support of human dignity and peace.

Article 11 is fully committed to upholding those fundamental rights for all Malaysians regardless of religion, race, descent, place of birth or gender.

Article 11 comprises:

bulletWomen’s Aid Organisation (WAO)
bulletSisters in Islam (SIS)
bulletAll Women’s Action Society (AWAM)
bulletWomen’s Development Collective (WDC)
bulletMalaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism & Sikhism (MCCBCHS)
bulletCatholic Lawyers Society
bulletInterfaith Spiritual Fellowship
bulletBar Council of Malaysia
bulletPure Life Society
bulletVivekananda Youth Group
bulletSuara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM)
bulletNational Human Rights Society (HAKAM)
bulletMalaysian Civil Liberties Society, Protem Committee (MCLS)