PETALING JAYA: The comments made by the Perak Mentri Besar on the rights of Orang Asli to their customary land is disrespectful to the community, says Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam).
The Commission said that the rights of Orang Asli are protected under the Federal Constitution through laws such as the Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954, as well as in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), which Malaysia voted in favour of in 2007.
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