Chapter 1 – Report of the Policy, Law and Complaints Group will submit its State Report as soon as possible as the last State Report was submitted on 20 December 2006 and the latest State Report is long overdue. (c) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) The Commission was made to understand that at the time of writing, the MWFCD is in the midst of updating the draft State Report. On 4 November 2015, the Commission was invited to “Sesi Konsultasi Laporan Negara: Konvensyen Mengenai Hak Orang Kurang Upaya (CRPD)” with the objective of finalizing the said report. The Commission was made to understand that the Government would submit the final draft of the State Report to the AG’s Chambers by the end of 2015. 2. REMOVAL OF THE REMAINING RESERVATIONS TO CEDAW, THE CRC AND THE CRPD Over the years, the Commission has consistently urged the Government to withdraw its reservations in respect of CEDAW, the CRC and the CRPD. In 2014, the Commission had organised three separate Round-Table Discussions (RTDs) in order to discuss the reservations to certain Articles in CEDAW (17 April 2014), the CRC (18 June 2014) and the CRPD (25 June 2014). Pursuant to those RTDs, the Commission decided to hold a Round-Table Discussion with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) for a specific consultation on the definition of ‘torture’ as enshrined As an alternative in Article 15 of the CRPD and Article 37 of the CRC, and the meaning of the right to acquire nationality to the complete as stated in Article 18 of the CRPD, Article 7 of the abolishment of CRC and Article 9 of CEDAW. The RTD was held on 12 February 2015 with the following objectives: (i) To provide all the participants with an open platform to express and elaborate their views with regard to the definition of torture and the right to acquire nationality within the Malaysian context; and (ii) To formulate recommendations that shall be forwarded to the Government for consideration. corporal punishment, Malaysia could retain corporal punishment but accompanied by appropriate safeguards in implementing the punishment. The RTD was well attended by various CSOs, including the Malaysian Bar Council, the Protect and Save the Children Association of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Malaysia, the Malaysian Child Resource Institute (MCRI), academicians 47 BOOK-ANR2016-01-latest.indb 47 08/04/2016 3:32 PM