PETALING JAYA: National Human Rights Society (Hakam) has welcomed the Government’s recent proposal to ratify the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination in Malaysia (ICERD).
In a statement on Sunday (Nov 18), Hakam’s secretary-general Lim Wei Jiet said the society also supports Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s commitment to have prior consultations with all stakeholders so that any unfounded fears are allayed and to ensure that the integral facets of the Federal Constitution are upheld.
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