SUHAKAM also continued the public inquiry into the disappearance of Joshua Hilmy and Ruth Sitepu. SUHAKAM embarked on a new approach to promote human rights. We used public transit advertisements featuring photographs and information on human rights to broadcast on local television and radio stations. After the transit advertisements were launched we observed that public attention towards SUHAKAM and its work gradually grew; the number of followers and ‘likes’ on SUHAKAM’s social media pages increased. At the international level, we continued our participation in the international and regional human rights networks, which include the Southeast Asia NHRI Forum (SEANF), Asia Pacific Forum of NHRIs (APF) and the Global Alliance of NHRIs (GANHRI), but virtually. At the annual meetings of these networks, discussions on statelessness, torture, and business and human rights continued. But the main focus of the thematic human rights discussions revolved around the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on countries, the people, and NHRIs. SUHAKAM foresees that public health emergencies and human rights may still be one of the main focus areas for next year, considering that countries worldwide are still grappling with recovery from the pandemic. On 10 December 2020, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Legal Affairs Division in the Prime Minister’s Department (PM’s Department), SUHAKAM and the United Nations coorganised a forum titled “Recover Better – Stand Up for Human Rights”. The theme was apt as it reflected the current situation in Malaysia. The meeting discussed, among x ANNUAL REPORT 2020 But the main focus of the thematic human rights discussions revolved around the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on countries, the people, and NHRIs. SUHAKAM foresees that public health emergencies and human rights may still be one of the main focus areas for next year, considering that countries worldwide are still grappling with recovery from the pandemic.