ANNUAL REPORT 2019 During the workshop, the participants highlighted that many Investigating Officers (IOs) work with insufficient and inadequate equipment, for example, laptops, printers and paper, and official police cars etc., and contend with the high expectations of the force’s top leaders and the public. This situation puts pressure on the IOs and could affect their performance. As such, they suggested SUHAKAM look into this matter in addressing the violation of human rights in the enforcement of laws. The participants’ understanding/knowledge of human rights was gauged pre- and post-workshop. There was a marked difference between the before and after scores. The average pre-workshop score for correct answers was 75.2 %. Whilst their post-workshop score was an average of 93.4%. Throughout the workshop, the participants showed interest and engaged with the speakers. The workshop provided a platform for SUHAKAM and the participants to exchange views on human rights and policing. 9. Human Rights Education Programme at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) On 15 October, SUHAKAM organised a Human Rights Education Programme at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) as part of the activities under its 2-year-MoU with UUM. The objectives of the programme were to enlighten the students on human rights and to provide a platform for them to discuss the roles that they can play in promoting and protecting human rights. There were 70 from UUM’s School of International Studies (SoIS), 10 Form Four students from SMK Bandar Baru Sintok and 10 Form Six students from SMK Changlun in the programme. The programme was divided into two parts namely a briefing on SUHAKAM and human rights, and a group discussion. The students were asked to discuss their roles as students in promoting and protecting human rights. Each group then presented the outcomes of their discussion. The students suggested utilising social media platforms such as Twitter and CHAPTER 1 Following a positive response from participants at the “Human Rights Workshop for District Police Officers in charge of Criminal Investigations (OCCIs)” in the Central and Northern region of Peninsular Malaysia as well as in East Malaysia, SUHAKAM conducted a similar workshop in the Eastern Region (Kelantan, Pahang and Terengganu). The workshop was held from 4 to 6 November in Kuala Terengganu and was attended by 40 OCCIs. The workshop focused on the use of force in law enforcement agencies, death in detentions and human rights principles. 11