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Suhakam disappointed Malaysia failed to properly answer UN committee on women’s rights

February 27, 2018February 28, 2018admin

Source: The Malay Mail Online

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) expressed disappointment today that the Malaysian government could not answer many questions posed by a United Nations (UN) committee on women’s rights, indicating a lack of progress on ending gender discrimination.

Suhakam said the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, which monitors implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination (Cedaw) that Malaysia has ratified, observed that Malaysia had yet to implement many concluding recommendations by the UN women’s rights committee since 2006.

“The government delegation was firmly reminded by the committee to take more seriously Malaysia’s responsibilities with respect to reporting to the treaty body, and that reporting to the committee after 12 years was not in the best interest of progress,” Suhakam said in a statement. Read more →

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Public Forum to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Adoption of ICCPR and ICESCR by UNGA

Fifty years ago, on 16 Dec 1966, the United Nations General Assembly (“UNGA”) adopted two very important covenants: the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (“ICCPR”) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (“ICESCR”).

On that day, the UNGA turned its attention to the world of men and women, along with the sum of those realities in the midst of which they live, declaring that men and women equally must enjoy their civil and political rights, as well as their economic, social and cultural rights, free from fear and want.  With the current political climate of our country and the world at large, these documents indeed remain salient to us today.

The Bar Council Human Rights Committee (“HRC”) therefore finds it especially crucial this year to examine with care and in depth the affirmation of rights made in both the ICCPR and the ICESCR, and to discuss beyond fair-sounding phrases particularly on the obligation of States to promote universal respect for human rights and freedoms.

The HRC is thus organising a public forum — with support from the British High Commission, Kuala Lumpur — to commemorate the golden anniversary of the ratification of both these covenants.

The details of the public forum are as follows:

Time: 2:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Date: 16 Dec 2016 (Friday)
Venue: Raja Aziz Addruse Auditorium, Bar Council, Second Floor, Straits Trading Building, Leboh Pasar Besar, 50050 Kuala Lumpur

This forum is open to the public, and admission is free of charge.
 
About the Speakers

Edmund Bon Tai Soon is Malaysia’s representative to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (“AICHR”) for the 2016-2018 term.

Cynthia Gabriel is a prominent activist and anti-corruption warrior.  She is the Founding Director of the Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism, otherwise known as “C4”.  She will address the issue of civil and political rights, and issues of governance and integrity, transparency and accountability.

Datuk Denison Jayasooria is the Secretary-General of the Society for the Promotion of Human Rights (“PROHAM”).  He will address the issue of economic, social and cultural rights, and the Sustainable Development Goals.

The Deputy High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Malaysia, Paul Rennie OBE, will deliver the opening remarks.

The forum will be moderated by Firdaus Husni, Co-Chairperson of the HRC.

University and university college students are especially encouraged to attend.  Tokens of appreciation will be awarded for the best and most interesting topical questions posed to the panellists during the question-and-answer session.

To register for the public forum, please complete and submit the attached registration form by email to satha@malaysianbar.org.my; or by fax to 03-2031 6640.

Should you have any enquiries, kindly contact Satha Selvan, Senior Administrative Assistant (03-2050 2092; satha@malaysianbar.org.my) or Sumitha Shaanthinni Kishna, Assistant Director (03-2050 2090; sumitha@malaysianbar.org.my).

 

Thank you.

Andrew Khoo Chin Hock and Firdaus Husni
Co-Chairpersons
Bar Council Human Rights Committee

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Satu Cadangan Yang Dikemukakan Dengan Rendah Diri – Edmund Bon

December 16, 2015December 17, 2015admin

Terbitan Istimewa HAKAM sempena sambutan Hari Hak Asasi Manusia 2015
#HAKAM-MMO Human Rights Day 2015 project

SERUAN UNTUK MALAYSIA MENANDATANGANI KOVENAN ANTARABANGSA HAK-HAK EKONOMI, SOSIAL DAN KEBUDAYAAN (ICESCR)

Karangan EDMUND BON TAI SOON

UDHR_Photo_for_HR_Day_(1)[1]Pada pandangan sesiapa pun baru-baru ini, negara kita seolah-olah sedang berkapai-kapai dari satu krisis ke krisis yang lain. Menurut sesetengah pihak, satu pemerintahan berunsur dictator sedang mengelubungi kita; bagi sesetengah pihak lain pula, hampir 50% daripada seluruh populasi ataupun dalam erti kata lain, keseluruhan agama dan bangsa kaum majoriti sedang diancam dan tidak dihormati setiap hari.

Berdasarkan latar belakang ini, jelas terdapat suatu elemen yang bertindak sebagai insentif yang cukup dari sudut hak-hak asasi untuk menyatupadukan kita semua. Semua pemimpin-pemimpin politik, pegawai kerajaan, dan rakyat yang bangga dengan pencapaian Malaysia dan komited untuk mencapai kemajuan yang lebih bermakna, dalam bidang kesihatan, pendidikan, serta hak-hak pekerja seharusnya menyokong langkah Malaysia untuk menandatangani ICESCR dengan serta-merta. Read more →

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A modest proposal: A call for Malaysia to sign on to the ICESCR – Edmund Bon

December 16, 2015December 16, 2015admin

Published in collaboration with MMO
>> Read original article in Bahasa Malaysia 

BY EDMUND BON TAI SOON

OPINION, Dec 16 ― These days, to anyone who reads the news, our beloved country seems to be lurching from crisis to crisis.

According to some, a dictatorship is upon us; to others, the entire race and religion of the majority, i.e. approximately 50 per cent of the population, is under threat and being disrespected every day.

Against this background, there is something which may seem clear enough from a rights perspective to unite us.

All political leaders, government officials, and citizens who are proud of Malaysia’s achievements, and committed to making greater progress, in health, education, and worker rights, should support our immediate accession to the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights or better known as the “ICESCR”. Read more →

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