Human rights in malaysia

Federal law punishes "carnal intercourse against the order of nature," interpreted as adult consensual same-sex conduct, with up to 20 years in prison and mandatory caning. State and federal ...
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In January, the authorities forcibly deported 114 adults and children to Myanmar where they were at risk of serious human rights violations. All had been subject to a legal challenge by Amnesty International Malaysia and Asylum Access Malaysia to...
Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy. It has a parliamentary system of government selected through regular, multiparty elections and is headed by a prime minister. The king is the head of state, serves a largely ceremonial role, and has a...
v. t. e. The protection of basic human rights is enshrined in Constitution of Malaysia. These include liberty of the person (Article 5) and prohibition of slavery and forced labour (Article 6). At the national level, legislative measures that exist to...
At least 17 migrants from Myanmar committed suicide between March and September. In Malaysia, over 6.6 million students enrolled in pre-school through to secondary school were impacted by school ...
Fahmi Reza was summoned by police regarding a poster he made modifying the coat of arms of Pahang, which was heavily flooded, with a tree and two axes. The police also summoned for questioning a ...
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all UN Member States. The UPR is a State-driven process, under the auspices of the Human Rights Council, which provides the opportunity for...
Caption: A view of the 19th General Assembly meeting. The Assembly holds elections of members of the Human Rights Council. Abdulla Shahid (at dais and on screens), President of the seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly, chairs the...
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Bahasa Melayu version. GENEVA (22 January 2024) - The human rights record of Malaysia will be examined by the United Nations Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the fourth time on Thursday, 25 January 2024, in a...
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