Select committee says law has raised questions over welfare of detainees, fairness, transparency

Govt agencies, corporations from city, rest of China also pledge financial, material support

Advocacy groups highlight concerning American retreat from global engagement on such issues

MOHR expresses commitment to upholding fundamental human rights, basic needs

Student bodies' coalition claim the people's anxiety is not due to street protests, but is due to corruption, politicisation of the law

JAKARTA, June 26 — Indonesia's Attorney-General's Office (AGO) has signed an agreement with four telecommunication operators to install wiretapping devices, an official from the Office said, raising questions among analysts about the potential impact on privacy and surveillance.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 — Malaysia has been named to the 2025-2028 Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim hopes the Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) remains a credible, progressive institution in championing the rights of vulnerable groups.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — The Asean Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) will convene at the Asean Secretariat in Jakarta from today to Friday, chaired by Malaysian representative to the AICHR Datuk Edmund Bon Tai Soon, said Wisma Putra.

PUTRAJAYA, April 27 — Malaysia will host two regional consultations on human rights this week to strengthen Asean’s commitment to a people-centred and inclusive agenda.

WELLINGTON, April 10 — New Zealand’s Parliament today comprehensively rejected a bill aimed at reinterpreting the principles of the country’s founding agreement following months of protest and debate over the place of indigenous Maori in the Pacific nation.

GENEVA, March 14 — Israel carried out "genocidal acts" against Palestinians by systematically destroying women's healthcare facilities during the conflict in Gaza, and used sexual violence as a war strategy, United Nations experts said in a report yesterday.

LONDON, Jan 17 — The new generation and young Malaysians must have the courage to reject corruption, racism, and religious extremism, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

ZURICH, Dec 31 — A United Nations Human Rights Office report today condemned Israeli attacks on hospitals in Gaza, saying they had devastated the Palestinian enclave’s health system and raised serious concerns about Israel’s compliance with international law.

DAMASCUS, Dec 13 — A hip bone in a blown-out building, part of a spine amid some debris, a few foot bones in a worn-out sock.

OSLO, Oct 10 — Norway’s sovereign wealth fund has ended its observation of Supermax Corporation Bhd, two years after placing the Malaysian medical glove maker under watch over allegations the company was contributing to human rights violations.

GENEVA, Sept 17 — Myanmar's military government has ramped up killings and arrests in an apparent bid to silence opponents and recruit soldiers in an escalating conflict, with tens of thousands detained since the 2021 coup, a United Nations (UN) report said today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has emphasised that the public must recognise the importance of balancing human rights and freedom with responsibility to maintain the nation’s peace and stability.

JERUSALEM, June 6 — Israel is phasing out the use of a military-run detention camp for Palestinians captured during the Gaza conflict, where rights groups say there has been abuse of inmates, justice officials said yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 — The importance of championing human rights is in line with what is advocated in the Malaysia Madani concept, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.