Submission by the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) to the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Third Universal Periodic Review of Malaysia March 2018 Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) Level 11 Menara TH Perdana 1001 Jalan Sultan Ismail 50250 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia www.suhakam.org.my humanrights@suhakam.org.my About SUHAKAM: The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) is a national human rights institution established on 9 September 1999 by an Act of Parliament with the mandate to promote and protect human rights in Malaysia. SUHAKAM’s statutory functions include promoting human rights awareness and education, inquiring into complaints of human rights violations and advising the government on laws and policies as well as on accession to international human rights treaties. SUHAKAM is accredited in full compliance with the Paris Principles with ‘A’ status under the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) accreditation system.