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The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Malay: Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Manusia Malaysia; Jawi: سوروهنجاي حق اساسي مأنسي مليسيا ) better known by its acronym SUHAKAM is the national human rights institution (NHRI) of Malaysia.
The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia, better known in the country as Suhakam (which is short for Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Malaysia), is the country's major agency for addressing human-rights issues. Human rights groups
MADPET was instrumental in starting the campaign for the abolition of the death penalty, which led to the Malaysian Bar resolution in 2006 and the Bar remains committed to abolition, and today is a call that has been adopted by SUHAKAM (Malaysian National Human Rights Commission), civil society groups, trade unions and others.
The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) has expressed their welcome on the moratorium on death penalty issued in 2018, [134] [135] but was disappointed when the government announced in March 2019 that only the mandatory death penalty will be abolished. SUHAKAM's chairman describes the decision as a good first step, but he still is of ...
On 23 October 2024, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) proposed the establishment of a Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate allegations of child exploitation linked to GISB. Suhakam's children's commissioner, Dr. Farah Nini Dusuki, emphasised the need for a thorough and transparent investigation to address the welfare of ...
Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) expressed their understanding that justice was necessitated in this case, but added that a severe prosecution by the law was insufficient to send a strong signal to prevent bullying and address the root of the issue, and it required the collective effort of society (including parents, teachers ...
Civil rights group G25 stated in January 2020 that, although apostasy is a 'major sin in Islam', Muslims have freedom of worship under the Federal Constitution, just like all other citizens of Malaysia, so the various state laws prohibiting apostasy should be struck down.
[1] [2] He also served as Chairman of the National Sports Institute of Malaysia from August 2019 to August 2023 and the Chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) from August 2022 until August 2023. [3] [4]