Chapter 1 – Report of the Policy, Law and Complaints Group Upon conclusion of the negotiations on 5 November, the full text of the TPPA was made available to the public and can be downloaded from the MITI’s website. The MITI also welcomed any input and feedback from the public with regard to the TPPA. There are 30 Chapters of the TPPA covering many issues including investment, Government procurement, intellectual property, labour, and dispute settlement. On 1 December, the Commission received a memorandum on the impact of the TPPA on human rights in Malaysia from several Members of Parliament and a former senator. Subsequently, the Commission agreed in its monthly meeting on 8 December to organise a RTD on “The TPPA and Its Impact on Human Rights in Malaysia” in January 2016, focusing on selected chapters, namely, intellectual property rights, labour, and dispute settlement, which may have an impact on human rights in Malaysia. 3. FOLLOW-UP TO THE NATIONAL INQUIRY INTO THE LAND RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (NI) On 30 April, the Commission, through the Policy Division and the Promotion and Public Relations Division organised a briefing session on the outcome of the Special Task Force on the report of the NI. The objectives of the briefing session were as follows: (i) To obtain information on the latest developments regarding the outcome of the Special Task Force; and (ii) To identify follow-up measures to be taken in line with the findings of the report and the role of stakeholders in ensuring the effective implementation of the recommendations of the report. The briefing was delivered by Mr. Daniel Lo, Special Officer (Human Rights) to YB Senator Datuk Paul Low Seng Kuan, and attended by 37 participants including representatives of various organisations of indigenous peoples as well as academicians. The following issues were raised during the briefing session: (i) The indigenous community expressed its disappointment with the slow progress of the Government in making available the Special Task Force report to the public and the indigenous community. Concerns were also raised that the delay in implementing the Special Task Force’s recommendations would allow the old policies, which were infringing the rights of indigenous peoples, to continue. (ii) It was alleged that the delay by the Government in implementing the recommendations of the Special Task Force has allowed the continuing of encroachment on indigenous community’s ancestral land. 42 BOOK-ANR2016-01-latest.indb 42 08/04/2016 3:32 PM