The ACT4CAT Coalition led by Datuk Lok Yim Pheng presenting a memorandum by to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Representative for Malaysia Mr Edmund Bon Tai Soon c) Malaysia’s Third Universal Periodic Review While Malaysia’s Third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) was taking place on 8 November in Geneva, Switzerland, the delegation from SUHAKAM also held side meetings with the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) and the Convention Against Torture Initiative (CTI), respectively, on 7 and 8 November. This was to strengthen its collaboration with these international partners towards advocating for Malaysia’s ratification of UNCAT, as well as to enhance its work in preventing torture and ill-treatment in places of detention. SUHAKAM was pleased to note that, at Malaysia’s Third UPR, there were 15 specific recommendations on Malaysia’s ratification of UNCAT and 6 recommendations calling for, among others, the elimination of torture and all forms of ill-treatment and inhuman or degrading punishment including corporal punishment in both the civil and syariah legal systems. SUHAKAM hopes that the government will respond positively to these recommendations with a view to preventing, and ultimately eliminate, all acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment in Malaysia. 38 SUHAKAM ANNUAL REPORT 2018