Case Studies from around the region Case Study: The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) began developing its Gender Strategy by first obtaining Commissioner approval. Once gained a Gender Strategy Development Team (GSDT) was formed to facilitate the process. The GSDT is made up of leadership, management and staff representatives with specific roles assigned to each. Recognising that organisational change takes time, a key feature of the Commission’s approach is its staged roadmap working with specific divisions of the Commission over a 5-year period. Preliminary Conceptual Framework of Gender Mainstreaming and Specialising 5 year-strategy Roadmap within Suhakam 2026 2027 2027 2028 2029 2030 Gender Mainstreaming/ Training Gender Audit/ Training Gender Mainstreaming/ Training Gender Audit/ Training Gender Specialisation Gender Specialisation • Complaint and Monitoring Group (Sabah & Sarawak) • Complaint and Monitoring Group (Sabah & Sarawak) • EOPD, CCD, ICD • EOPD, CCD, ICD • Focal Person on each working group and thematic rights • Focal Person on each working group and thematic rights • Policy and Law Group • Policy and Law Group • Human Resources and others • Human Resources and others Gender Strategy Toolkit 2026 72