Table 8: Visits by Local & Foreign Delegations
DETAILS OF VISIT
The Commission received a delegation from OrphanCARE Foundation
to discuss potential ways in which both organisations could work
together for the advancement of women and children in Malaysia.
22 March
The Commission welcomed a visit by Ms Anjulie Schut from DEAL
Foundation. The visit was to discuss the Commission’s work in relation to
the rights of single mothers in Malaysia as well as the project undertaken
by DEAL Foundation in this area.
24 March
The Commission received a delegation from the Malaysian Law
Students Union in the United Kingdom and Eire (KPUM) and law students
from local universities, who came for a study visit. The main purpose
was to better understand the functions and work of the Commission in
promoting and protecting human rights in Malaysia.
29 June
The Commission welcomed a visit by representatives from Transparency
International Malaysia (TI-M). The objective of this visit was to discuss
potential spheres of collaboration between SUHAKAM and TI-M,
especially in the area of integrity.
8 August
The Commission received a delegation from Bar Council Malaysia to
discuss several human rights issues including freedom of assembly,
memorandum on death camps, migrants, refugees and stateless
persons, human trafficking, campaign on the abolition of the death
penalty, as well as custodial deaths.
10
September
The Commission welcomed a visit by Ms Marianne Clark-Hattingh,
the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative to
Malaysia. The objective of the meeting was to discuss potential areas
of collaboration between the two organisations in promoting and
protecting the rights of children in Malaysia.
21
September
The Commission received a delegation from the EAIC. The objective of
this meeting was to exchange views on the work of both Commissions.
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6 January
Courtesy meeting by the delegation of EAIC on 21 September at SUHAKAM’s Office
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