page_title: Faisal Tehrani
section_title: Reprimand from the United Nations
hierarchical_section_title: Faisal Tehrani / Controversies / Reprimand from the United Nations
caption_attribution_description: Bahasa Melayu: Dengan Maina Kiai
context_page_description: Mohd Faizal Musa, also known under the pen name Faisal Tehrani, is a Malaysian author and playwright. Due to the frequent writing and ideas he was known as a controversial person. He is the author of many books and literary works of various lengths, including stage plays. National Laureate Anwar Ridwan praises of Faisal's writing "conscious of high literature and full of vision."
  Faisal has won numerous literary prizes and awards, including the National Art Award in 2006.
context_section_description: On May 2014, the United Nations Human Rights Organization in a formal communication ‘Communications report of Special Procedures: Communication Sent 1 March to 31 May 2014 Replies Received 1 May to 31 July 2014 Case Number MYS 4/2014’ A/HRC/27/72, 2014' has sent a letter to the Malaysian government asking for clarification of why the novel Perempuan Nan Bercinta is prohibited, and stated that it is a violation of human rights.
  In relation to that, the four United Nations Special Rapporteur has reprimanded the Malaysian government in a special communications 'AL Cultural rights (2009) G/SO 214 (67-17) Assembly & Association (2010-1) G/SO 214 (56-23) MYS 4/2014' on May 27, 2014. They mentioned two novels: 'Perempuan Nan Bercinta' and 'Sebongkah Batu Berang '. The Special Rapporteur considers the banning of these books is an act of intimidating and humiliating Faisal Tehrani, a human rights activist, as well as academicians studying in the field. The Special Rapporteur is; Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights; the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression; the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; and the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief. In the letter it is also possible for some other books to be prohibited.it. The Malaysian government ignored this reprimand, and even proceed with the banning of four Faisal Tehrani books effective April 1, 2015.
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  Faisal Tehrani then challenged the banning of the four books on June 29, 2015 and requested a court review of the four books; Sebongkah Batu di Kuala Berang, Perempuan Nan Bercinta, Karbala drama, collection of Poetry, Ingin Jadi Nasrallah and a collection of short story of Tiga Kali Seminggugugu.
caption: Dr Mohd Faizal Musa and Mr Maina Kiai, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association.
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