M'sia committed to human rights advocacy, UN council told

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has made significant strides in legal and institutional reforms as it prioritises and pursues a whole-of-society approach in strengthening the promotion of human rights in the country, the United Nations Human Rights Council was told.

Foreign Ministry deputy secretary-general (Multilateral Affairs) Datuk Bala Chandran Tharman said that since 2018, a total of 26 laws and regulations have either been repealed or revised, and new ones developed as the government continues to provide space for society to exercise human rights and fundamental freedoms.