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Pusat KOMAS contemplates and writes about the situation of race, ethnicity, interracial relations etc. in Malaysia.

Not Ratifying ICERD A Step Backwards for New Malaysia

We, the undersigned civil society organizations, are disappointed by the escalation of the ICERD reactions that have led to Pakatan Harapan’s announcement to call off the accession to the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD). Pakatan Harapan’s mismanagement of the issue and the lack of a unified front to counter the myths and misconceptions made by the opposers of ICERD have led to the rise and the escalation of the issue. The announcement...

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Let’s Eliminate Racial Discrimination in all its Forms

Pusat KOMAS is appalled by the racist attacks made by the opposition MPs against the Minister of National Unity and Social Well-Being P.Waytha Moorthy who was wrapping up the 2019 Budget debate earlier today. Malaysia is a nation which is built on the notion of inclusiveness. The call to sign and ratify the ICERD is in line with the notion and the Pakatan Harapan manifesto which states that “all citizens of any country aspire for an inclusive, harmonious, progressive, prosperous, just and...

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