12. MoU with Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) SUHAKAM and UUM signed a MoU on 16 January 2018 to enhance, encourage and develop mutual cooperation pertaining to human rights, in respect of education, research and community service. Several collaborative programmes have been planned for the 3-year-period of the MoU. On 25 April, SUHAKAM and UUM collaborated to deliver an introductory talk on the rights of the child, focusing on the issue of bullying, to students of Sekolah Kebangsaan Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra in Kedah. Several activities were conducted with the assistance of volunteers from UUM. Although it was challenging to keep the students (from standard 4 to 6) focused throughout, they participated earnestly in the activities as well as in the Q&A session. On 26 April 2018, the same programme was conducted for the students of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Syed Ibrahim, Kedah. During the talk, the students were asked about human rights and SUHAKAM. The spontaneous survey showed that less than 5% of them have a basic knowledge of human rights. This is perhaps because their homes and school were in a rural area. However, the programme managed to enlighten the students on human rights and the rights of the child. 13. Invitations to deliver human rights talks and training In 2018, SUHAKAM received several invitations from government agencies and other organisations to deliver talks and conduct training workshops on specific and general human rights topics. They were: No. 32 Topic Date Venue Organiser 1. Human Rights talk to RMP officers 29 January RMP Training College, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) 2. “Human Rights in Federal Constitution” talk to Administrative and Diplomatic Service trainee officers 5 February Intan Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN) 3. Human Rights talk at “Ijtimak Pentadbir Pentadbir-Pentadbir Maahad Tahfiz dan Pondok Negeri Pahang 2018” 13 February Raub, Pahang Pahang Religious Department SUHAKAM ANNUAL REPORT 2018