KUCHING: The proposed amendments to the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 to put a stop to unilateral conversion of children below 18 to Islam is a timely and welcome move, said Sarawak PKR chairman Baru Bian.
He said the conversion of children without the knowledge or consent by the non-converting parent violated the parent’s constitutional right to equality as well as the rights of the child under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Malaysia is a signatory.
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