Pakatan needs roadmap for human rights reforms, says Amnesty International
Executive director of Amnesty International Malaysia Shamini Darshni Kaliemuthu speaks during a press conference in Petaling Jaya May 8, 2019. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
“We need to see a plan that is clearly articulated and in the spirit of promoting and protecting human rights in the country,” she said, adding that some of the bold statements of rights reforms made in the past year, were swiftly followed by disappointing U-turns, indicating a lack of political will.
She noted that in December, the government had also lifted a moratorium on six pieces of legislation — Sedition Act 1948, Section 223 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 , Act 747 of the Security Offences Act 2012 , the Prevention of Terrorism Act and the Prevention of Crime Act 1959 — purportedly for national security reasons.
On abolition of the death penalty meanwhile, Shamini noted that the PH manifesto had pledged to abolish the mandatory death penalty for all crimes, only to backtrack later. Shamini said that the new government has also made little impact on minority rights, particularly with regards to sexual minorities, expressing regret on the lack of protection for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex people in Malaysia.
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