The 25th Annual Meeting of the APF was held virtually on 9 September, which SUHAKAM participated in. Among the agenda items discussed were the election of members for the APF Governance Committee and APF Representatives (including alternate Bureau member) to the GANHRI Bureau, and the hosting of APF’s 26th Annual Meeting and Biennial Conference. SUHAKAM nominated itself for a position on the APF Governance Committee. On behalf of Chairman Tan Sri Othman Hashim, Vice Chairman Datuk Lok Yim Pheng delivered a 2minute statement for SUHAKAM’s nomination to the APF Governance Committee. The outcome of the elections for APF Governance Committee members are as follows: • Chairperson : • Deputy Chairperson : • Member 1 : • Member 2 : • Member 3 : Rosalind Croucher, Australian Human Rights Commission Choi Young-ae, National Human Rights Commission of Korea Tan Sri Othman Hashim, Human Right Commision of Malaysia Mohammed Al-Kuwari, Qatar National Human Rights Committee Handyala Lakshmi Dattu, National Human Rights Commission of India As for the election of APF representatives to the GANHRI Bureau, the APF Secretariat did not receive any nominations for this position from members. This will be further discussed by the APF Governance Committee. The National Human Rights Commission of India will host the 26th APF AGM and Biennial Conference in 2021, subject to travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the Annual Meeting, the APF’s achievements in 2020 were highlighted: advising the governments of the Cook Islands, Nauru and Taiwan on the establishment of NHRIs; and providing advice on the international accreditation process for 11 NHRIs in the Asia Pacific region, including through a workshop in Doha, Qatar. SUHAKAM also benefited from the APF workshop from 20 -22 January and advice on the accreditation process as it is due for re-accreditation, tentatively in 2021, subject to further information from GANHRI. 52 ANNUAL REPORT 2020