151.27.2
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- May 18, 2020
151.1.7
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify and implement all remaining core human rights treaties
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 1 - Minimal action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Justice
- Labour rights
- Date added
- May 1, 2020
151.1.5
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take steps to accede to the core international conventions on human rights and fundamental freedoms to which Malaysia is not yet a party
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 1 - Minimal action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Justice
- Labour rights
- Date added
- May 1, 2020
151.1.3
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Advance in the ratification, accession and adhesion to the basic, core human rights treaties, as mentioned by the delegation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 1 - Minimal action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Justice
- Labour rights
- Date added
- May 1, 2020
151.12.3
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, as previously recommended
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- ESC rights - general
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- May 1, 2020
151.12.1
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- CP rights - general
- ESC rights - general
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- May 1, 2020
151.258
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure the rights of indigenous peoples in law and in practice, in particular regarding their right to traditional lands, territories and resources
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Indigenous peoples
- Right to land
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
151.251
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Develop programmes to strengthen the integration of children with disabilities and refugees in its school system
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Asylum-seekers - refugees
- Disability rights
- Right to education
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
151.245
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Respect the human rights of persons with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities, in line with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
- International instruments
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
151.241
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Promote and protect the rights of women and children, with particular attention to the fight against child, early and forced marriage
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
151.239
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Review all relevant legislation with a view to setting the minimum legal age for marriage for all persons at 18 years of age
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Statelessness and the right to nationality
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
151.237
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Review state and federal laws to raise the minimum age of marriage to 18 for everyone in Malaysia and adopt policies to discourage child marriage
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Statelessness and the right to nationality
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
151.236
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Review all relevant laws to set the minimum legal age for marriage for all males and females at 18 years
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Statelessness and the right to nationality
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
151.235
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Introduce effective measures to prevent child marriage and ensure their implementation in all states of Malaysia
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
151.234
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take early action to raise the minimum age for marriage to comply with international child rights standards
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
151.228
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Abolish corporal punishment in the legal system
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
151.224
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Implement anti-bullying campaigns in schools addressing all forms of bullying, including that based on actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
151.219
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Eliminate all forms of discrimination against women and girls and withdraw all remaining reservations to articles 9 and 16 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
151.217
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Prohibit all forms of female genital mutilation, as defined by the World Health Organization, in its criminal code, ensuring that the prohibition cannot be overruled by any fatwas or other rulings issued by religious authorities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
151.215
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Criminalize marital rape by amending section 375 of the Penal Code
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
151.212
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Eliminate all forms of discrimination and violence against women, including by criminalizing all forms of female genital mutilation and marital rape and prohibiting the whipping of women as a form of punishment, as well as child marriages
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
151.208
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue its efforts for gender equality and allow Malaysian women to pass on their citizenship to their children and spouses
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Statelessness and the right to nationality
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
151.190
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Provide access to formal education for all children
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Right to education
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
151.183
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Update the current reproductive health and social education syllabus to include education on health and respectful family life and interpersonal relationships, including on consent and bodily integrity, in line with the United Nations technical guidelines
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to health
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
151.150
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend all provisions of the federal Constitution that deny women equal rights with respect to the transmission of their nationality to their children
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Statelessness and the right to nationality
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
151.146
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Better protect journalists and human rights defenders, in particular by abolishing travel bans they are subject to and amending certain laws, such as the Peaceful Assembly Act and the Penal Code
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
151.144
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue efforts in the area of free speech to create a safe and enabling environment for the media and civil society and, in this regard, repeal the Printing and Publication Act, as previously recommended
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
151.141
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend existing provisions that limit the freedom of expression, the Evidence Amendment Act, Peaceful Assembly Act, and the cessation of arbitrary detention and apprehensions without charges following legislative reforms in accordance with international standards
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Justice
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
151.139
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take further steps to ensure a free, independent, pluralistic and diverse media landscape, including by reducing political influence on media outlets
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020
151.137
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 31 - November 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Rescind or revise the Sedition Act, Security Offences Act and Communications and Multimedia Act, which negatively affect freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Date added
- Mar 3, 2020