LETTER | MPs have been allowed to make vile, hysterical, non-evidence based statements.
| Justice for Sisters is deeply horrified by the discriminatory and offensive speech and language used in Parliament by several members of Parliament in relation to LGBT people on March 14 and 18 - and that these discriminatory speeches against LGBT people have gone unchecked.
It is even more disturbing to note Hajah Siti Zailah’s prejudicial sentiments, given the fact she is on the Parliament Select Committee on Gender and Rights. This committee and its members are guided by the standards set by UN conventions Malaysia has ratified and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights . This means upholding human rights principles and the values of equality, non-discrimination, dignity, diversity, respect and choice for all persons.
Just as any MP could – and should – invoke these articles to call out offensive speech against groups of people based on their ethnicity, religion or other identities, we call on the speaker and other MPs to call out those who make offensive remarks against LGBT persons.
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