KUALA LUMPUR, 17 April 2009: Race-based policies and political parties have been undermining Malaysia’s commitment to an international declaration the country adopted eight years ago against racial discrimination. In light of this, 44 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have called on the government to fulfill its international obligations to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (DDPA). […]
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Malaysia’s UN report card
By Andrew KhooIN the midst of Perak’s political crisis and public anger over A Kugan’s death, many might fail to note a significant upcoming event on 11 Feb 2009. This is the review of Malaysia’s human rights record by the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council. It takes place between 2.30pm and 5.30pm Geneva time, or 9.30pm […]
Reviewing M’sia’s human rights
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 10 Feb 2009: A significant moment in Malaysia’s human rights journey will take place tomorrow, but may be unfortunately eclipsed by the ongoing political turmoil in Perak. For the first time, Malaysia’s human rights record will undergo peer review at the United Nations in Geneva through a process called the Universal Periodic Review […]
UN should set up war crimes tribunal: Abdullah (updated)
(Updated 7:42pm, 12 Jan 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Jan 2009: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today tabled a motion in the Dewan Rakyat calling on the United Nations to immediately set up a war crimes tribunal to investigate and prosecute Israelis suspected of committing war crimes against Palestinians. The prime minister, who tabled the motion […]
M’sia unhappy with UN resolution: Rais (Updated)
Updated 11:55pm, 9 Jan 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, 9 Jan 2009: Malaysia is unhappy with the resolution of the Security Council of the United Nations (UN) which calls for an ‘immediate and continuous’ ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and a ‘total withdrawal’ of Israeli troops subsequently from the Palestine territory. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais […]
M’sia third in Asia in emission reduction projects
BANGKOK, 12 Dec 2008: Malaysia ranks third in Asia with 145 projects worth US$274 million lined up this year, according to the year-end snapshot of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol — the United Nations (UN) emission-reduction treaty. The CDM projects running or in the pipeline in Malaysia represent 3.4% of the […]
