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CSI-Parliament is a national advocacy organization established to act as a catalytic agent for parliamentary reform and to enhance the standard of politics and governance in Malaysia.  The organization will be guided by the following broad principles in attaining its goals.  

I PRINCIPLES for a Vibrant, Representative and Participatory Democracy

      We are committed to ensuring that Malaysia will be a representative and participatory democracy where 

            (a)  the Federal Constitution and  protection of basic human rights is supreme and sacrosanct;

            (b)  the Legislature and Executives at all level of governments shall be elected freely and fairly by citizens;

            (c)  the Judiciary functions independently to ensure and enforce the rule of law and provides the necessary check and balance to executive and legislative excesses;

            (d)  the state governments shall function within constitutionally provided framework, including the 20-point guarantees for Sabah and Sarawak, and are free from any undemocratic political pressure from the Federal Government;

            (e) federal, state and local legislatures shall work to advance and enhance rather than restrict individual freedoms and rights; 

            (f)  the substance and articulation of laws, policies and guarantees of rights shall be done in accordance  with the spirit and letter of the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights;

            (g)  all legislative and policy-making processes shall open, transparent, accountable, consultative and participatory. 

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