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  1. Article 26 of Basic Law of Governance provides for: "The State shall protect in accordance with the Islamic Shari‘ah."

  2. What you should know about the Universal Periodic Review?

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  3. This Thursday, JAKIM will be at the UN answering these 3 serious human rights issues: a) Female Genital Mutilation b) Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer dan Intersex (LGBTQI) c) Child Marriage

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  4. ends in after reviewing records in 14 States. Over 1,200 statements delivered, and nearly 3,100 recommendations made to States aimed to improve lives of Average of 220 recommendations per State. Next session 21 Jan to 1 Feb 2019.

  5. appreciates 's steps to promote protection and assistance to on its territory, creating a new dynamic model of international cooperation in response to crises.

  6. We would like to thank you for recommendations at especially on LGBT rights in Malaysia!

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  7. During the past two weeks, presented recommendations at the Universal Periodic Review , to and

  8. Women's minister insists female circumcision not mutilation, says it’s "cultural" She defended 's reply in the recent . Despite their assertion, female circumcision is a subset of .

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  9. 's awful human rights record is under the spotlight today at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Daily Brief:

  10. The working group session has kicked off this week in Geneva: 14 States 🇸🇦🇸🇳🇨🇳🇳🇬🇲🇽🇲🇺🇯🇴🇲🇾🇨🇫🇲🇨🇧🇿🇹🇩🇨🇬🇲🇹 will have their human rights records examined. Stay tuned for updates: we will follow the session closely!

  11. Improvement of the human rights situation in every country with significant consequences for people around the 🌍. 🎯 That's the goal of the Universal Periodic Review, a unique process to review the human rights records of all 193 Member States

  12. Malaysians at the UN Palais des Nations for @RizalRozhan

  13. The Malaysian government responded to recommendations on gender equality legislation, saying that a draft proposal of the Gender Equality bill is being prepared. A study on Sexual harassment is currently being conducted and expected to be concluded by February 2019.

  14. SUHAKAM is encouraged that Malaysia’s approach at the 31st session was one that was more accountable and demonstrative, underpinned by the human rights principles of inclusion and participation of all stakeholders, particularly SUHAKAM.

  15. Japan commends Malaysia on amendments to the Domestic Violence Act

  16. We are increasingly concerned by actions in that undermine fundamental freedoms. We call on both Hong Kong and Beijing to uphold their commitments under the principle.

  17. So why should we be interested in the UPR? Because without active citizen participation, the important role CSOs play in the UPR (holding States to account for their human rights records and consulting States on recommendation implementation) will be weakened

  18. Canada not only hitting the right notes (LGBTQ discrimination, Refugee rights, child marriage) but also asking for a *timeline of implementation* Dia dah tau janji Melayu

  19. ’s efforts to guarantee the enjoyment of for all, widely acknowledged during peer-review. will be supporting the vast majority of the recommendations received. My UPR address:

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