Silence is akin to complicity


JOHOR BAHRU, 26 April -- Mohamad Thaqif Amin Mohd Gaddafi, yang dijadual menjalani pembedahan untuk memotong tangan kanannya hari ini, meninggal dunia petang ini.Kanak-kanak berusia 11 tahun itu meninggal kira-kira 2.05 petang di Hospital Sultan Ismail di sini.Pelajar madrasah tahfiz swasta di Kota Tinggi itu sebelum ini dipotong kedua-dua belah kakinya.Kes Mohamad Thaqif Amin bermula apabila dia dilapor dipukul oleh pembantu warden asrama sekolahnya Rabu lalu.--fotoBERNAMA (2017) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

BY now, the whole nation knows of Mohamad Thaqif Amin Mohd Gaddafi (pic). The tragedy that befell him and his family not only shook the nation, but should serve as a reflection for the rest of us on how best to learn from this particular tragedy.

As rightfully highlighted by the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam), corporal punishment is a violation of a child’s rights under the Convention of the Rights of the Child, which Malaysia has ratified.

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Opinion , Lyana Khairuddin , columnist

   

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