PRESS STATEMENT-HINDRAF MEETS UNHRC (U.N. Human Rights Council)

HINDRAF MEETS UNHRC (U.N. Human Rights Council)
P. Waythamoorthy, the chairperson of HINDRAF on May 31, 2010 will be addressing numerous Human Rights representatives and rapporteour working in collaboration along with representatives of UNHRC in Geneva, Switzerland.
Aside from fact finding mission, these organizations regularly assess and verify violation of human rights issues and thereafter investigate, monitor and instigate appropriate solutions directly and indirectly on sovereign and member governments after receiving feedback from such organization that represents the marginalized and discriminated society.
In this closed session dialogue, HINDRAF will update and provide evidence to these international Human rights organizations on the continued discrimination and systematic marginalization of Malaysian’s in various forms such as education, economics,statelessness, Internally displaced persons, Religious Freedom, social and cultural practices in violation of basic Human Rights.
Waytha Moorthy would also be formally submitting Hindraf’s Annual Human Rights Report 2009 and seek ways/urge the UN body to request Country visit so that the body would be able to independently assess Malaysia’s gross Human Rights Violations. Cigma – an NGO from the Borneo has also approached Hindraf to help raise their plight with the UN.
HINDRAF having been present at the U.N. Universal Periodic Review previously will also highlight and press forward with UNHRC for the lack of effort by the UMNO led Malaysian government in addressing the persistent non-cooperation of Malaysia in protecting human rights for the Malaysian Indians in compliance of their obligation as a member of UNHRC in particular their inability to ratify the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR ) and International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of RacialDiscrimination (CERD).
HINDRAF pursues a goal that any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any other field of public life should never be tolerated or condoned to for fear and favour. We, at HINDRAF is a people’s will and conscience, it is our modus operandi for the poverty stricken voiceless people for the truth and reality that they face in Malaysia.
Thank you.
R. Shan
HINDRAF International Coordinator
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