PRESS STATEMENT
KUALA LUMPUR (15 JUNE 2023) –The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) extend its appreciation to the Government for tabling and debating the 2020 SUHAKAM Annual Report during the 2nd meeting of the 2nd session of fifteenth Parliament in 2023. This momentous occasion marks the second time that SUHAKAM’s Annual Report has been deliberated in the House since its establishment in 1999.
It is hoped that this valuable debate of the Annual Report will continue in the years to come.
Over the course of three days, Members of Parliament raised a wide array of crucial human rights issues. These discussions included citizenship, education, preventive laws, prison reform, human trafficking, refugees, migrant workers in the agricultural sector, rights of senior citizens, alternatives to detention for children, and the rights of indigenous peoples in Sabah, Sarawak, and Peninsular Malaysia.
SUHAKAM acknowledges the recommendations made by Members of Parliament to promote human rights. These recommendations encompassed SUHAKAM’s active participation in two Parliamentary Select Committees namely PSC on Women, Children and Social Development and PSC on Human Rights, Elections and Institutional Reform, potential amendments to the SUHAKAM Act, the importance of international human rights treaties, the compatibility of human rights within the Islamic community, and the expeditious resolution of complaints.
The collaborative efforts between the Parliament and SUHAKAM, as reflected in the inclusion of the debate session, as well as the significant number of Members of Parliament who dedicated their time and energy to discuss the human rights issues outlined in the Report, are a testament of the paramount importance placed on human rights and the commitment of lawmakers to address any gaps or obstacles identified within it.
SUHAKAM remains resolute in its commitment to working closely with all stakeholders to further strengthen the protection and promotion of human rights in the country.
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Prof. Dato’ Dr. Rahmat Mohamad
Chairman
Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM)
15 June 2023
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KENYATAAN MEDIA
KUALA LUMPUR (15 JUN 2023) – Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Manusia Malaysia (SUHAKAM) merakamkan penghargaan kepada Kerajaan kerana membentangkan dan membahaskan Laporan Tahunan SUHAKAM 2020 semasa mesyuarat kedua penggal kedua Parlimen ke-15 pada tahun 2023. Peristiwa penting ini merupakan kali kedua selepas Laporan Tahunan SUHAKAM dibahaskan buat kali pertama sejak penubuhan pada tahun 1999. SUHAKAM berharap agar perbahasan yang bermakna ini diteruskan untuk tahun yang akan datang.
Sepanjang tempoh tiga hari perbahasan, kesemua Ahli Parlimen yang terlibat membangkitkan pelbagai isu hak asasi manusia yang penting. Antaranya mengenai kewarganegaraan, pendidikan, undang-undang pencegahan, reformasi penjara, pemerdagangan manusia, pelarian, pekerja migran dalam sektor pertanian, hak warga emas, Alternatif untuk Penahanan (ATD) kanak-kanak, hak Orang Asli di Semenanjung Malaysia dan hak Orang Asal di Sabah dan Sarawak.
SUHAKAM memperakui semua saranan pembahas dalam mempromosi hak asasi manusia. Antara syor merangkumi penyertaan aktif SUHAKAM dalam dua Jawatankuasa Pilihan Khas Parlimen iaitu Jawatankuasa Pilihan Khas Wanita, Kanak-Kanak dan Pembangunan Masyarakat serta Jawatankuasa Pilihan Khas Hak Asasi Manusia, Pilihan Raya dan Reformasi Institusi, pindaan kepada Akta SUHAKAM, kepentingan triti hak asasi manusia antarabangsa, keserasian hak asasi manusia dalam kalangan masyarakat Islam, dan keperluan menyelesaikan aduan tepat pada masanya.
Kerjasama antara Parlimen dan SUHAKAM semasa sesi perbahasan ini telah menggambarkan kepentingan hak asasi manusia serta penglibatan sebahagian besar Ahli Parlimen yang meluangkan masa dan tenaga bagi membincangkan isu-isu berbangkit didalam laporan tahunan ini menunjukkan komitmen para penggubal undang-undang dalam memperbaiki jurang serta cabaran yang telah dikenalpasti.
SUHAKAM kekal komited untuk bekerjasama rapat dengan semua pihak berkepentingan bagi mengukuhkan lagi promosi dan perlindungan hak asasi manusia di negara ini.
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Prof. Dato’ Dr. Rahmat Mohamad
Pengerusi
Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Manusia Malaysia (SUHAKAM)
15 Jun 2023
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