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Stakeholder Report for the 3rd Cycle of Universal Periodic Review on Malaysia

November 1, 2018February 28, 2023adminLeave a Comment

INTRODUCTION The International Women’s Alliance for Family Institution and Quality Education (WAFIQ) is a women’s civil society organisation, registered with the Malaysian Registrar of Society PPM-015-10-23032018. It upholds the rights of women to be respected and valued, ensures the sanctity of families to be preserved for better functioning of the society and strives for better […]

MACSA IN UPR 2018

October 30, 2018February 28, 2023adminLeave a Comment

25th October 2018 In two weeks time, on the 8th of November 2018, an important proceeding will be taking place at the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, in Geneva. Malaysia’s human rights practices will be scrutinised in a mechanism known as the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). A multitude of recommendations are expected to be […]

MACSA supports effort to extend basic rights of stateless and refugees children.

October 15, 2018December 9, 2019adminLeave a Comment

13th October 2018 MACSA welcomes the move by the government to allow stateless children to register in national schools as announced by the Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching. Malaysia has ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which is particularly important when it comes to access to education for stateless children […]

MACSA releases Joint Submission for Stakeholders Information 2018 in anticipation of Malaysia’s 3rd UPR Before The UNHRC

September 7, 2018December 9, 2019admin1 Comment

In conjunction with the recent celebration of our 61st Merdeka Day and in anticipation of Malaysia’s pending Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) this November, being its 3rd to date, we are pleased to grant access for the viewing of the Malaysian public MACSA’s Joint Submission for Stakesholder’s […]

MACSA : Tighten regulations on underage marriage, instead of one-size-fits-all policy

June 25, 2018December 9, 2019wafiqadminLeave a Comment

(*featured photo from PenangMonthly) UNDERAGE MARRIAGE ISSUE Underage marriages are strongly correlated with poverty and level of education. It happens in any society where there is an imbalance of wealth distribution, and children are the weakest fragment amongst the society and are normally the most victimised. We support measures to stop forced marriages that are […]

MACSA : COMANGO attack of fellow human rights defenders smacks of diversion and desperation

June 8, 2018February 28, 2023wafiqadminLeave a Comment

The Malaysian Alliance of Civil Society Organisations in the UPR Process (MACSA) is disappointed that the Coalition of Malaysian NGOs in the UPR Process (COMANGO) has chosen to frame its own UPR stakeholder report on Human Rights in Malaysia with unprovoked, malicious attacks on their fellow human rights defenders. MACSA, like COMANGO, has in March […]

MACSA : Addressing Religious Discrimination and Sexual Harassments Against Working Women

April 4, 2018December 9, 2019wafiqadminLeave a Comment

Women’s participation in the national workforce has increased from 5.72 million in the second quarter of 2017 to 5.76 million in the third quarter in the same year according to Chief Statistician of the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin. The female labour force participation rate for Malaysia was 54.3% […]

MACSA : Menangani Masalah Diskriminasi Agama & Gangguan Seksual di Kalangan Wanita di Tempat Kerja

April 2, 2018December 9, 2019wafiqadminLeave a Comment

Penglibatan wanita dalam sektor pekerjaan negara telah meningkat dari 5.72 juta dalam suku kedua tahun 2017 kepada 5.76 juta dalam suku ketiga tahun yang sama, seperti yang dinyatakan oleh Ketua Perangkawan, Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia, Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin. Kadar penyertaan wanita dalam tenaga kerja di Malaysia adalah 54.3% pada tahun sebelumnya. Trend terkini […]