Justice delayed is justice denied, group says

The official government seal marks the main gate of the federal court in Kuala Lumpur. Last week, several Malaysian mothers won a legal battle for the right to pass their nationality to their children born abroad, in a landmark court decision hailed by activists as a giant step toward gender equality. Photo: AP/Vincent Thian

Family Frontiers, the non-government organisation championing Malaysian mothers, is "deeply disappointed" by the Government's move to appeal against the recent Kuala Lumpur High Court decision that affirmed a Malaysian woman's right to confer citizenship automatically on their children born overseas on an equal basis with Malaysian men.

"We are appalled and deeply disappointed by the Government’s move to appeal against the High Court decision. We see this move as a betrayal of the rights that are long overdue to Malaysian women," the NGO said in a statement.