Kasthuri Patto’s factually wrong statement on the Universal Periodic Review and why the Chairman of SUHAKAM is right on local mould
We refer to Kasthuri Patto's erroneous statement on the process of The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in an article where she attacks the newly appointed Chairman of SUHAKAM. She claims that Malaysia’s involvement in the UPR process is somehow dependent on SUHAKAM’s grade A status within the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI). The UPR is a State-driven process, under the auspices of the Human Rights Council, which provides the opportunity for each State to declare what actions they have taken to improve the human rights situation in their countries and to fulfill their human rights obligations. The UPR process involves 3 parties: the state the civil societies the national human rights institution (NHRI). SUHAKAM is our NHRI. 𝗚𝗔𝗡𝗛𝗥𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱...
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