6. RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS ON THE COMPATIBILITY OF MALAYSIAN LAW (CIVIL AND SYARIAH) WITH SIX INTERNATIONAL TREATIES AND ONE DECLARATION In 2018, SUHAKAM received a grant from the European Union to undertake a project entitled ‘Promoting the Accession of Remaining International Human Rights Treaties in Malaysia’. Its overall objective was to promote and advocate for the accession of remaining international human rights treaties in Malaysia. SUHAKAM deemed it necessary to undertake a thorough research and analysis of their provisions with domestic laws. The aim is to create and make available an evidence-based body of work that SUHAKAM may use as a basis to increase its efforts in promoting future accession to these treaties. SUHAKAM also found it appropriate to study and analyse the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) to incorporate the spirit of its provisions into Malaysian laws and policies, where relevant. SUHAKAM intends to utilise these research reports to promote broader societal and governmental awareness. These research reports can promote understanding and acceptance of the need and importance of their accession and incorporation into domestic laws and policies. Seven Research Consultants were engaged in October 2019, comprising legal experts and academics, to conduct research and analysis on compatibility with Malaysian civil and Syariah law as well as draft a legal roadmap for Malaysia’s accession to: i) ii) iii) iv) v) vi) United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR); International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD); International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED); and International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (ICMW). In 2020, the research consultants, in accordance with their respective Terms of References (TORs) undertook both primary and secondary research 26 ANNUAL REPORT 2020