SUHAKAM Given More Fangs. Next, Implementation

Jerald Joseph, Chair, CSO Platform for Reform

01-Dec-23 08:30

SUHAKAM Given More Fangs. Next, Implementation

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Parliament recently gave Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Manusia or the Human RIghts Commission more authority to defend the rights of individuals and also its pursuit in ensuring the rights of children. We speak with Jerald Joseph, former SUHAKAM Commissioner from 2016 to 2022 on how much this decision is welcomed and how the public and the bureaucracy can work together for the common good.
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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Philip See, Anwar Mahbob

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Categories: Law/Activism, government

Tags: Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Manusia, suhakam, The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia,

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