SUHAKAM also played the role of amicus curiae in the appeal of Rosliza binti Ibrahim v Government of Selangor & Anor. SUHAKAM provided a comprehensive perspective of fundamental liberties and human rights to assist the court in answering two questions of public interest: (a) whether a person has the liberty to profess his religion and to thereby determine his religious status; and (b) where there is a legitimate question as to a person’s religious status and which adjudicatory body has the authority to decide the final outcome. The case is still ongoing in the Federal Court and SUHAKAM hopes to play a more active role as amicus curiae to create awareness of human rights within the judiciary. SUHAKAM record our appreciation to Counsel for their pro bono representation in these cases. The lawyers are Mr. Mahajoth Singh, Mr. Louis Liaw, Mr. Cheang Lek Choy, Mr. Mansoor Saat, Ms. Nor Herdawati Harun, Mr. Lim Heng Seng, Mr. Collin Andrew, Datuk Joy Wilson Appukuttan, Mr. Amrick Singh and Mr. Nizam Bashir Abdul Kariem Bashir. 4. MIGRANT WORKERS On 13 April, SUHAKAM organised an online dialogue on “The Needs of and Challenges faced by Migrant Workers and Undocumented Workers amid COVID-19 Pandemic”. The dialogue identified multiple challenges encountered by the migrant workers, including access to food, government aid, healthcare services and information on COVID-19, non-payment of wages by employers, risk of retrenchment, detention of migrant workers and overcrowding at the Immigration Detention Centres. In the case of detention centres, SUHAKAM repeatedly alerted the government on the conditions as well as the risk of COVID-19 infections and called for the National Security Council, Immigration Department and Royal Malaysia Police to have clear and proper standard operating procedures (SOP) in line with the Ministry of Health (MOH). SUHAKAM calls on the Ministry of Human Resource and Department of Labour namely the Department of Labour Peninsular Malaysia, Department of Labour Sabah and Department of Labour Sarawak to investigate complaints of non-payment of wages by employers and to monitor the situation of unavoidable retrenchments where migrant workers should be well-informed and properly terminated. More importantly, SUHAKAM has recommended the government extends its assistance to this group by including comprehensive strategies in the PRIHATIN Economic Stimulus Package to enhance the recovery and give assistance to migrant workers. 24 ANNUAL REPORT 2020