x SUHAKAM The Parliamentarians picked up on a number of issues highlighted by the Annual Report, including children’s rights, women’s rights, equality and non-discrimination, poverty, statelessness, refugees and asylum seekers, persons with disabilities, workers, LGBT, victims of human trafficking, Orang Asli/Asal and their land rights, victims of enforced disappearances, security laws, SUHAKAM’s involvement in law reform and advisory role, SUHAKAM’s investigations, inquiries and reports, and the strengthening of its structure to comply fully with the Paris Principles. It is also extremely encouraging to hear that many Parliamentarians believe SUHAKAM should be fully supported, funded and empowered to effectively execute its mandate as an independent national human rights institution (NHRI). In recognising the critical nature of the improvement of the rights of children in Malaysia, SUHAKAM also welcomed the appointment of Malaysia’s first Children’s Commissioner, Prof. Dato’ Noor Aziah Mohd. Awal, whose work and mandate is fully supported by SUHAKAM. Our work in investigating complaints of human rights violations was also in the spotlight in 2019, as SUHAKAM submitted to the government the report of the Public Inquiries into the Enforced Disappearances of Pastor Raymond Koh and activist Amri Che Mat. These inquiries and subsequent public pressure pushed SUHAKAM the government into forming a special task force to further investigate the played host to a enforced disappearances. contingent from “ SUHAKAM also conducted a joint investigation with the NGO Fortify Rights on the mass graves discovered in Wang Kelian and made its report publicly available. Entitled ‘Sold Like Fish’, it details the findings relating to the human trafficking camp and its victims. This led to the formation of a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on Wang Kelian. As of the end of 2019, the work of the RCI is still in progress. the Regional Human Rights Commission (RHRC) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of the Philippines, who expressed an interest in modelling our structure and work ”