June 20, 2012
SUARAM highlights Malaysia's Human Rights Abuses during the United Nations
(Geneva, 19 June 2012): A Malaysian commission of polite society organisations, comprising SUARAM, Aliran as good as Bersih 3.0, have been attending the 20th Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which non-stop yesterday in Geneva, Switzerland.During this week, the organisation will encounter with the Special Rapporteurs upon freedom of countenance as good as pacific assembly, as good as various permanent missions to the UN in Geneva as good as NGOs, to prominence as good as have recommendations upon Malaysia's poor tellurian rights record.
The commission was pleased to note that, in her opening residence to the Human Rights Council, Navi Pillay (left), the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, actively championed operative with countries towards the adoption of legislation which enshrine women's tellurian rights as good as strengthen women tellurian rights defenders.
She further called upon States to "fulfil their commitments to issue invitations, facilitate country visits, respond soon to communications, as good as respect the independence as good as charge of the rapporteurs."
The Permanent Representative of Malaysia, Mazlan Muhammad, in his matter to the Human ! Rights C ouncil, was adamant of the government's position which tellurian rights in general shall not sideline the right to development. He additionally advised the High Commissioner as good as her Office to not "succumb to the political agendas of certain quarters" as good as which the Council should focus upon "real violations as good as not hypothetical or over blown incidences".
Nevertheless, during the together eventuality , the Special Rapporteur upon the rights to 
freedom of pacific public as good as of association, Maina Kiai (right), affirmed which he took the tellurian rights incident in Malaysia very seriously, saying, "the State cannot lose its avocation to strengthen people, protestors alike".
Answering to the questions asked by SUARAM Executive Director Nalini Elumalai, he additionally steady his suggest to revisit Malaysia forward of the 13th General Election.
In June 2012, Maina Kiai had issued the corner press matter together with the Special Rapporteurs upon the right to freedom of countenance as good as the incident of tellurian rights defenders, Frank La Rue as good as Margaret Sekaggya, requesting to control an independent inquiry into the tellurian rights abuses during BERSIH 3.0.To date, the Malaysian supervision has unsuccessful to respond.
In discussing the recent violence during BERSIH 3.0, Maria Chin Abdullah of BERSIH highlighted two issues. Firstly, how could public organisers determine the competing interests of demonstrators as good as private commercial operation owners?
Harm to commercial operation owners was the pass rationale in the intimidation, harassment as good as personal attacks opposi! te BERSI H 2.0 co-chairman Datuk S Ambiga by the Traders Action Council, who had purportedly suffered monetary detriment during the rally. Secondly, what have been the duties of the State as good as public organisers in ensuring the safety of protestors?
In his response, Maina Kiai reminded the public which "public space has as 
much right to be used by protestors as any one else" as good as urged for "one standard" which pacific protests be treated sincerely whether or not the proof is in foster of the government, without bias or favouritism.
Moreover, it is considered trite law for the State to safeguard the pacific as good as protected environment for any demonstrators; this shortcoming cannot be eliminated wholly to the organisers.
The learned Special Rapporteur additionally stated which it is not remote which monetary detriment would occur in the proof as good as emphasised which monetary interest cannot supersede the opportunity as good as space for freedom of pacific public as good as of association.
In partnership with FORUM-ASIA, FIDH as good as Human Rights Watch, SUARAM will be hosting the together event, patrician "Malaysia: Human Rights as good as Democracy Reforms Under Siege" upon Wednesday twenty June during the 20th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council during the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
For inquiries, please contact: Nalini Elumalai, SUARAM Executive Director,detention@suaram.net
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