The Federal Court has granted Family Frontiers leave to appeal against the Court of Appeal's 2-1 decision in the Suriani Kempe case. On 5 August 2022, the Court of Appeal ruled that Malaysian women are not entitled to pass on their citizenship to their overseas born children. The Federal Court will now proceed to hear the substantive argument of the appeal, restoring the hope of impacted Malaysian women who have been fighting for decades now for equality and the legal recognition of their children’s right to be Malaysian citizens. 

“Malaysian mothers are eager for the substantive arguments of the case to be heard in court because we believe that it is in the courts where we will find justice. This is a longstanding issue, and we want to underscore the urgency of finding a remedy to this inequality; each day that passes prolongs the harmful effects of this discrimination on Malaysian mothers and their children,” said Family Frontiers president, Suriani Kempe.

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