ANNUAL REPORT 2019 During the workshop, participants raised concerns regarding the interchangeable use of the term “Orang Asli” and “Orang Asal”. They highlighted that this misconception is prevalent amongst members of the public as well as certain government agencies, and in turn led many to perceive that JAKOA is responsible for the affairs of the Orang Asal communities in Sabah and Sarawak. They then stressed the importance of identifying as well as making known the specific agency or body responsible for overseeing the affairs of the Orang Asal community to avoid this confusion in future. In summary, the participants were curious, cooperative and engaging, which led to this programme being a success. It garnered significant positive feedback from participants. SUHAKAM plans to conduct similar workshops with JAKOA soon. 7. Human Rights Workshop for National Drug Agency (NADA) Enforcement Officers SUHAKAM successfully organised a Human Rights Workshop for the directors of NADA’s rehabilitation centres in 2018. During that workshop there was a suggestion by participants that such workshops also be conducted for NADA enforcement officials. Following that, SUHAKAM met with NADA’s Deputy Director General (Operation), Dato’ Izhar Bin Abu Talib, on 24 April 2018. That meeting resulted in a collaboration on a series of human rights workshops for NADA enforcement officials. As a result, a three-day Human Rights Workshop for NADA Enforcement Officers in the Eastern region was successfully held from 23 to 25 September at Cherating, Pahang. The 39 participants consisted of heads of NADA’s Enforcement division at district and state offices and officers-in-charge of lock-ups in Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang. CHAPTER 1 There were eight sessions in total. The first five covered “An Introduction to SUHAKAM”, “Introduction to Human Rights, UDHR and Core International Human Rights Instruments”, “Indigenous People’s Rights based on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)”, “Introduction to the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)”, and “Introduction to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)”. The remaining sessions involved participants talking about the challenges they faced; a case study which was aimed at enhancing the application of human rights principles by JAKOA officers when dealing with Orang Asli matters; and a screening of a short film centred on Orang Asli issues. 9