Chapter 3 - Report of the Research and Policy Development Group procedures topped the list, followed by issues relating to the death penalty, economic, social and cultural rights including the right to healthcare and education, and poverty eradication. Other recommendations pertained to the rights of marginalised and vulnerable groups, antitrafficking in persons, freedom of expression and opinion, freedom of association and peaceful assembly, and freedom of religion. The Commission was disappointed to note the absence of comment or recommendations on issues involving business and human rights. While the Government is seen as the primary custodian of human rights, there is a need for State actors to acknowledge the role and responsibility of non-State actors, especially business entities, to observe human rights principles and standards in their daily operations. The UPR would have been an opportune venue to highlight this point. In spite of this prerogative, the Commission urges the Government to support as many practical recommendations as possible with a view to implementing them before Malaysia’s third UPR in 2018, to achieve a more desirable standard of human rights promotion and protection. The Government is due to announce which of the 232 recommendations it will support by 20 March 2014, at the 25th Regular Session of the HRC when the formal adoption of Malaysia’s UPR Outcome Report will take place. By supporting a recommendation, the Government commits to fulfilling and executing the recommendation. Under the UPR, the State under review is allowed to either support or not support individual recommendations. In spite of this prerogative, the Commission urges the Government to support as many practical recommendations as possible with a view to implementing them before Malaysia’s third UPR in 2018, to achieve a more desirable standard of human rights promotion and protection. In connection with this, the Commission plans to meet with the Government prior to the 25th Session of the HRC to discuss the UPR recommendations and to provide input on which of the recommendations the Government should prioritise during the course of the second UPR cycle. The Commission also intends to meet with stakeholders, including civil society groups, to seek their views. The second UPR received more coverage in the local media than the first. The Commission is appreciative of this as it facilitates greater awareness of, and interest in, the UPR process in particular and human rights in general. The Commission hopes that the media will continue to take an active interest in human rights issues. 6. ASIA PACIFIC FORUM OF NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS (APF) The Commission participated in activities organised by the APF, especially those related to training and capacity building. Among these were the APF Regional Training-of-Trainers 103