Nonetheless, delivering training on a subject matter which is frequently
misunderstood as a contradiction with police function is not an easy task
for the police trainers. Thus, SUHAKAM has taken the step to develop a
human rights module for the police as a guide for police trainers delivering
the human rights course and to ensure the content of the training delivered
is standardised. The module would include the following contents:
Module 1:
Module 2:
Module 3:
Module 4:
Module 5:
Introduction to the Human Rights Concept
Human Rights of the Police Personnel
Human Rights and Policing
The Application of Human Rights Principles in Police Investigation
The Prohibition of Torture and Inhuman and Degrading
Treatment or Punishment
Module 6: Human Rights Issues Relevant to the Police
SUHAKAM would organise a workshop next year to involve the police in
finalising the module.
c) Human Rights Module for Educators
SUHAKAM established strong collaboration with the Institute of Teacher
Education Malaysia (IPGM) since 2018. In 2019, IPGM proposed to
SUHAKAM to develop a human rights module for the students of Institute
of Teacher Education (IPG) throughout Malaysia. The main objective of
the said module is to equip the IPG students with adequate human rights
knowledge and later to apply the knowledge while carrying out their
duties as teachers, once they have graduated from IPG.
SUHAKAM was assisted by five lecturers appointed by IPGM to ensure the
content of the module serves the needs of IPG students and relates to their
responsibility as a future-teacher. The module is expected to be completed
by end of 2021. The draft outline of the module is as follows:
Chapter 1:
Chapter 2:
Chapter 3:
Chapter 4:
Introduction to Human Rights
Human Rights in the context of Malaysia
The Rights of the Child
Introduction to the Human Rights Best Practices (ATHAM) in
School Programme
Apart from the module, SUHAKAM was also invited to the Workshop on
the Review of IPG’s syllabus on 3 March at the International Languages
Campus, Institute of Teacher Education. At the workshop, SUHAKAM had
proposed several human rights topics to be included in the IPG’s syllabus.
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