Suhakam: Adopt human rights-based approach to eradicate poverty


PETALING JAYA: The government should adopt a human rights-based approach in efforts to eradicate poverty, says the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam).

The commission said that the approach should count on the active participation of vulnerable communities in decisions that would affect them.

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