Not ratifying ICERD puts the country to shame, says Lawyers for Liberty


PETALING JAYA: Non-governmental organisation Lawyers for Liberty has expressed disappointment at the government's decision not to ratify the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD).

Its advisor N. Surendran (pic) said the misconception that Article 153 of the Federal Constitution would need amending before ICERD could be ratified had no legal basis, and neither would it affect Islam.

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