No rush, govt says on ratifying UN treaty against torture

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Deputy minister Mohamed Hanipa Maidin says the government does not want to rush into ratifying Uncat as it did with ICERD. FMTNews HanipaMaidin Uncat

Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mohamed Hanipa Maidin says many people believe human rights are a ‘Western’ creation.

Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mohamed Hanipa Maidin also said more public engagement is needed on the United Nations’ Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment . “Personally, I have no objection to ratifying it, but it will require a Cabinet decision,” he said, adding that the government does not want to rush into ratifying Uncat as it had done with the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination or ICERD.

In November last year, the government U-turned on its decision to ratify ICERD after its initial announcement resulted in protests.

 

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