The United Nations Human Rights Office for Southeast Asia says it is "gravely concerned" that the Malaysian government is to enact a security law that grants it extraordinary emergency powers.
"We are gravely concerned that... the act may encourage human rights violations," Laurent Meillan, the officer-in-charge of the UN office, said in a statement on Friday.
Meillan said the law, which will come into force on August 1, could lead to "unjust restrictions" on free speech and the right of assembly.
"We call on the government to revise the act to bring it in line with international human rights norms and standards."
The administration of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak pushed the parliament to approve the National Security Council Act in December 2015. Full story...
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"We are gravely concerned that... the act may encourage human rights violations," Laurent Meillan, the officer-in-charge of the UN office, said in a statement on Friday.
Meillan said the law, which will come into force on August 1, could lead to "unjust restrictions" on free speech and the right of assembly.
"We call on the government to revise the act to bring it in line with international human rights norms and standards."
The administration of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak pushed the parliament to approve the National Security Council Act in December 2015. Full story...
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