Human Rights And Statelessness I N P E N I N S U L AR M AL AYS I A List of Abbreviations 1951 Convention Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees 1954 Convention Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons 1961 Convention Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness ACHPR The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ACWC ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children ADUN Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri/ State Legislative Assembly Member AGC Attorney-General’s Chambers/ Jabatan Peguam Negara AHRD ASEAN Human Rights Declaration AICHR ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations BDRA Births and Deaths Registration Act 1957 CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women CoE Council of Europe CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child CRPD Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities CSO Civil Society Organisation DHRRA Development of Human Resources for Rural Areas DOSM Department of Statistics Malaysia/ Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia ECHR European Convention on Human Rights ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States EPF Employees Provident Fund EU The European Union xviii