Since its establishment in 1999, SUHAKAM have been visiting places of detention on a regular basis as part of its mandate. The Complaint and Monitoring Department in SUHAKAM are responsible for conducting investigations and visits to detention centres in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak. SUHAKAM had also improved its monitoring by conducting full-fledged audits on detention centres to ensure that human rights standards are complied with by the detaining authorities

  • Penyeksaan dan Layanan Buruk

Pada 26 Jun 2015, SUHAKAM dan 4 organisasi masyarakat sivil lain iaitu Majlis Peguam Malaysia, Amnesty International Malaysia, SUARAM dan Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) bersama-sama melancarkan kempen untuk mempromosi ratifikasi Malaysia ke arah Konvensyen Menentang Penyeksaan dan Layanan atau Hukuman Lain yang Zalim, Tidak Berperikemanusiaan atau Menjatuhkan Maruah (UNCAT).

Setakat ini, kempen tersebut telah menjalankan beberapa siri aktiviti peningkatan kesedaran, sesi dialog dan mesyuarat peringkat tertinggi melibatkan ahli pakar daripada peringkat serantau dan antarabangsa termasuk Ahli Jawatankuasa Pertubuhan Bangsa-bangsa Bersatu mengenai Anti-Penyeksaan (CAT Committee), ASEAN dan negara-negara OIC serta pihak berkepentingan di Malaysia.

Ikuti Laman Facebook Kempen ‘ACT4CATMalaysia’ dan berikan sokongan melalui tanda pagar #ACT4CAT (Act for Convention Against Torture) dan #HENTISEKSA (Stop Torture in English language).

SUHAKAM turut melancarkan projek seni ‘Cartoonist against Torture’ dengan sokongan oleh Kesatuan Eropah. Projek seni ini membawa kepada beberapa siri pameran kartun dan penerbitan buku kecil kartun yang mempamerkan hasil karya seni yang dihasilkan oleh kartunis tempatan dan antarabangsa.

  • Kematian dalam Tahanan

SUHAKAM takes a serious view of death in custody as every individual is entitled to his/her fundamental right to life as enshrined in Article 5 of Federal Constitution of Malaysia and Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). SUHAKAM continues to advise and assist Government in formulating legislation and procedures and recommend the necessary measures to be taken so that the rate of deaths in police custody can be lessen.

SUHAKAM in 2016 published a report based on a study on deaths in police custody.[1]

  • Hak kepada Kesihatan di Penjara

The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health is a fundamental human right of every human being without discrimination. Therefore, SUHAKAM decided to focus to improve overall understanding of the extent of the health needs among Malaysia’s prisoners, and to advice and assess the planning, delivery and quality of health care and health services in prison with reference from Malaysian law and international treaties such as Section 14 and Section 37(1) of Prisons Act 1995, Regulation 7 and Regulation 18 of Prison Regulations 2000, Article 25(1) of Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), Article 12 of International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Article 24 of Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 25 of Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Rule 10 and Rule 18 of United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Noncustodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules).

SUHAKAM observed that there is much room for improvement with regard to the provision of health care in prison. In 2014, SUHAKAM initiated a study on “Right to Health in Prisons” to ensure that the conditions of confinement in the country were constitutional and consistent with standards of health, safety and human dignity. In 2017, SUHAKAM published a report on The Right to Health in Prisons in Malaysia. [2]

[1] 2016. DEATHS IN POLICE CUSTODY: A THEMATIC STUDY ON LOCK-UP CONDITIONS AND FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE DEATH. Human Rights Commission Malaysia (SUHAKAM).

[2] 2017. THE RIGHT TO HEALTH IN PRISON RESULTS OF A NATIONWIDE SURVEY AND REPORT. Human Rights Commission Malaysia (SUHAKAM).

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