Currently, the government of Pakatan Harapan had won the General Election 14 and they had made many promises including those related to human rights such as below:
- The government would abide and by the principles of truth, human rights, the rule of law, justice, fairness, responsibility and accountability as well as sustainability.
- The Prime Minister of Malaysia pledged in the UN General Assembly in September 2018 to ratify all remaining core UN instruments related to the protection of human rights.
- The government announced plans to abolish the death penalty and established a moratorium on executions.
- The Prime Minister of Malaysia said that the much-abused Sedition Act will be revoked and announced a freeze on its pending repeal.
- The government would establish an Independent Police Complaint Mechanism to end torture and killings of suspects in police custody, and excessive use of police force when pursuing and apprehending suspects.
- The government effort to repeal the Anti-Fake News Law passed by the previous Barisan Nasional government was blocked by the appointed Malaysian Senate.
Source:
- Malaysia: Human Rights Make Major Gains, 17 Jan 2018, Human Rights Watch (online)
