
10 December 2015
Since 1950, the world marks 10th December as Human Rights Day. It is a day to create awareness to fundamental human rights, in particular as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) as the common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations.
This year, the National Human Rights Society (HAKAM), in collaboration with The Malay Mail Online, is pleased to gift you 7 articles, daily from 10 to 16 December 2015 in celebration of Human Rights Day 2015, aimed at bringing attention to selected and specific interest areas concerning human rights in Malaysia.
Happy reading!
#HAKAM-MMO Human Rights Day 2015 project

10 December 2015
—IN THE INTEREST OF NATIONAL SECURITY
(The National Security Council (NSC) 2015 Bill)
—DEMI KEPENTINGAN KESELAMATAN NEGARA
(Rang Undang-undang Majlis Keselamatan Negara 2015)
By Robyn Choi, Secretary-General, HAKAM

11 December 2015
—TPPA: TRADING HUMAN RIGHTS
—TPPA: MEMPERDAGANGKAN HAK-HAK ASASI MANUSIA?
By Karina Yong, Member of HAKAM, and Legal Consultant to Third World Network Malaysia
Image: “TPPA: Malaysia Is Not For Sale” books sits on display during its launching at the Karangkraf Complex in Shah Alam on July 11, 2014. The Malaysian Insider/Najjua Zulkefli
12 December 2015
—THE INEVITABILITY OF ERROR
—KESILAPAN YANG TIDAK DAPAT DIELAKKAN
By Abdul Rashid Ismail, Immediate Past President, HAKAM

13 December 2015
—51% OF THE MALAYSIAN BAR ARE WOMEN, SO WHY WON’T THEY SPEAK UP?
—51% BADAN PEGUAM MALAYSIA TERDIRI DARIPADA PEGUAM WANITA, JADI KENAPA MEREKA TIDAK BERSUARA?
By Animah Kosai, Member of HAKAM, and Founder of Surya Women, a group of women who seek to mentor and motivate women in the working world

14 December 2015
—TRANSPERSONS: RIGHT TO LIVE YOUR LIFE
—INSAN TRANSGENDER: HAK UNTUK MEMILIH JALAN HIDUP
By Ivy Josiah, Member of the HAKAM Executive Committee
Image: “Another Yin-Yang-Yuan Butterfly TransGender-Symbol” – By ParaDox, shared under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Germany license, drawn from Wikipedia

15 December 2015
—CHILDREN: SEEN BUT NOT HEARD
—KANAK-KANAK: JELAS KELIHATAN TETAPI USAH DIDENGAR?
By Robyn Choi, Secretary-General, HAKAM
16 December 2015
—A MODEST PROPOSAL: A CALL FOR MALAYSIA TO SIGN ON TO THE ICESCR
—SATU CADANGAN YANG DIKEMUKAKAN DENGAN RENDAH DIRI
By Edmund Bon, Member of HAKAM, and former Chairperson of the Bar Council’s Human Rights and Constitutional Law Committees
#HAKAM-MMO Human Rights Day 2015 project