Punish Comango for shaming Malaysia at UPR, says Isma
Published: Oct 28, 2013 1:09 PM | Updated: Oct 28, 2013 2:08 PM
The government must act against Comango, a coalition of 54 NGOs, for lowering Malaysia's human rights record in the eyes of many European countries at the Universal Periodical Review (UPR) in Geneva last week, Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) said today.
'They lobbied UN member countries to press M'sia to acknowledge matters that go against Islam and our country's constitution,' it claims.
The government must act against Comango, a coalition of 54 NGOs, for lowering Malaysia's human rights record in the eyes of many European countries at the Universal Periodical Review (UPR) in Geneva last week, Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) said today.
At the UPR review last Thursday, some European countries called for Malaysia to recognise lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-sexual rights, give freedom of religion, including allowing apostasy, and to abolish Malay special rights in the country.
Isma blamed Comango for this.
"They not only instigated the people to be anti-establishment, they also lobbied UN member countries to press Malaysia to acknowledge matters that are against Islam and our country's constitution, " Isma vice-president Aminuddin Yahaya (left) is quoted saying in a report at ismaweb.net.
"The Comango movement looks like they may not quit but will continue to be a troublemaker in the future. If they are not censured, Malaysia may suffer turmoil," Isma, which was also in Geneva, warned.
Comango, which issued an alternative report on Malaysia's human rights record, had said even before the UPR sitting that its report has been much maligned.
After the UPR, Comango noted that Malaysia was adamant that it had not backtracked on its human rights position.
The NGO urged the government to take seriously the wide-ranging recommendations from Asia, Africa and Latin America and not just Western countries.
Isma noted that the review on Oct 24 had received some 249 recommendations from 108 UN members, making Malaysia the most talked about country after China. However, it said most of Malaysia's Asean neighbours somewhat praised the country.
Under the UPR process, each UN member country's human rights record is reviewed every four-and-a-half years. This is Malaysia's second review since 2009 and it has the right to accept or reject all recommendations.
At the UPR review last Thursday, some European countries called for Malaysia to recognise lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-sexual rights, give freedom of religion, including allowing apostasy, and to abolish Malay special rights in the country.
Isma blamed Comango for this.
"They not only instigated the people to be anti-establishment, they also lobbied UN member countries to press Malaysia to acknowledge matters that are against Islam and our country's constitution, " Isma vice-president Aminuddin Yahaya (left) is quoted saying in a report at ismaweb.net."The Comango movement looks like they may not quit but will continue to be a troublemaker in the future. If they are not censured, Malaysia may suffer turmoil," Isma, which was also in Geneva, warned.
Comango, which issued an alternative report on Malaysia's human rights record, had said even before the UPR sitting that its report has been much maligned.
After the UPR, Comango noted that Malaysia was adamant that it had not backtracked on its human rights position.
The NGO urged the government to take seriously the wide-ranging recommendations from Asia, Africa and Latin America and not just Western countries.
Isma noted that the review on Oct 24 had received some 249 recommendations from 108 UN members, making Malaysia the most talked about country after China. However, it said most of Malaysia's Asean neighbours somewhat praised the country.
Under the UPR process, each UN member country's human rights record is reviewed every four-and-a-half years. This is Malaysia's second review since 2009 and it has the right to accept or reject all recommendations.
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