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This podcast is from Oon Yeoh’s Middle Malaysia series.
For the 14th Middle Malaysia podcast, media consultant Oon Yeoh speaks to Long Seh Lih, co-founder for the Malaysian Centre for Constitutionalism and Human Rights, also fondly known as Pusat Rakyat LoyarBurok.
This year-old NGO is staffed by four full-time staff and 600 volunteers. Its core activities include strategic litigation and a voter education programme.
The former refers to an initiative where lawyers from the centre take cases to court to improve the human rights situation in this country, through the law.
The latter seeks to educate youths about the political system in this country.
Long talks about LoyarBurok’s pilot project in Ulu Langat, whose demographics makes it a microcosm of Malaysia itself.
They found some surprising things about the youths there, especially with regard to their use of the Internet.
She also gives her opinions on how politically savvy the folks are in rural areas. Her observations might surprise you.
The Pusat Rakyat LoyarBurok (PRLB) is a community centre run by the Malaysian Centre for Constitutionalism and Human Rights (MCCHR). PRLB is open to Homo Sapiens (or higher i.e. Homo Superior like the X-Men), all species of simian and civil society organisations who wish to use the space for meetings, activities or events that support, promote or enhance the mission and spirit of MCCHR. MCCHR’s mission is to promote and protect human rights in Malaysia in accordance with established international rights principles, treaties and law by maximising the use of all appropriate tools through integrated and community-based approach. We also like to party and do other fun stuff. Serious. PRLB’s main purpose is to provide a conducive and safe space for youth (don’t worry, old flers are also welcome-lah) to engage constructively, discuss and educate themselves (and others) about civil, political, economic, social and cultural issues. It also seeks to provide a platform for other beneficial rakyat-orientated activities such as parties and other fun stuff. I know we sound stuffy here, but we are serious about the fun stuff.
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