Malaysian Studies
Humans Rights Organisations in Malaysia
SUHAKAM
The Human Rights Commision of Malaysia , well known as SUHAKAM , the National Human Rights Institution established by the Human Rights Commission Act 1999 (Act 597), with due compliance with the 1993 Paris Principles Relating to the Status of National Institutions, asserts its mandates to promote and protect human rights in Malaysia.
The statutory responsibilities of SUHAKAM are to promote awareness and provide education relating to human rights , to advise and assist the Government in formulating legislation and procedures and recommend the necessary measures to be taken , to recommend to the Government with regard to the subscription or accession to treaties and other international instruments in the field of human rights and to inquire into complaints regarding infringements of human rights.
Among the SUHAKAM Acts are Act 597 , Act A1353 and Act A1357. The Act provides SUHAKAM with powers to enable it to discharge its functions effectively. Under section 4(2), the Commission is empowered to do the following to undertake research by conducting programs, seminars and workshops and to disseminate and distribute the results of such research to advise the Government or relevant authorities of complaints against them and to recommend appropriate measures to be taken to study and verify any infringement of human rights to visit places of detention in accordance with procedures as prescribed by laws relating to the places of detention and to make necessary recommendations to issue public statements on human rights as and when necessary to undertake appropriate activities as are necessary.
http://www.suhakam.org.my/
SUHAKAM
The Human Rights Commision of Malaysia , well known as SUHAKAM , the National Human Rights Institution established by the Human Rights Commission Act 1999 (Act 597), with due compliance with the 1993 Paris Principles Relating to the Status of National Institutions, asserts its mandates to promote and protect human rights in Malaysia.
The statutory responsibilities of SUHAKAM are to promote awareness and provide education relating to human rights , to advise and assist the Government in formulating legislation and procedures and recommend the necessary measures to be taken , to recommend to the Government with regard to the subscription or accession to treaties and other international instruments in the field of human rights and to inquire into complaints regarding infringements of human rights.
Among the SUHAKAM Acts are Act 597 , Act A1353 and Act A1357. The Act provides SUHAKAM with powers to enable it to discharge its functions effectively. Under section 4(2), the Commission is empowered to do the following to undertake research by conducting programs, seminars and workshops and to disseminate and distribute the results of such research to advise the Government or relevant authorities of complaints against them and to recommend appropriate measures to be taken to study and verify any infringement of human rights to visit places of detention in accordance with procedures as prescribed by laws relating to the places of detention and to make necessary recommendations to issue public statements on human rights as and when necessary to undertake appropriate activities as are necessary.
http://www.suhakam.org.my/