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Ambiga, who had grilled the panellists on several matters, asked them to rate Malaysia and whether it deserved its place in the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Zaid contended that Malaysia had the trappings of a democracy but the people lived in fear, while Zainah put human rights violations down to a lack of political will, commitment and courage on the part of the Government.
Nayagam’s low ranking was based on his years of being a child advocate, and having seen raped children having to wait “years and years” for their case to come to court despite his appeals to the relevant agencies and Members of Parliament.
Former Australian High Court judge Michael Kirby was spared the exercise, however, and awarded a 10 to Ambiga who easily gave Tim Sebastian – former Hardtalk interviewer – a run for his money.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s human rights record received between a one-and-a-half and five out of 10 rating by local panellists in the Hard Talk on Human Rights session at the 15th Malaysian Law Conference here yesterday.
While former de facto law minister and current PKR member Datuk Zaid Ibrahim gave a rating of between one-and-half and two, Musawah director and SIS board member Zainah Anwar gave a two and Suhakam commissioner James Nayagam a three, theSun editor R. Nadeswaran and former transport minister and MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat set it at between four and five.
They were responding to former Bar Council chair Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan, who moderated the session in the style of BBC television’s Hardtalk.
While former de facto law minister and current PKR member Datuk Zaid Ibrahim gave a rating of between one-and-half and two, Musawah director and SIS board member Zainah Anwar gave a two and Suhakam commissioner James Nayagam a three, theSun editor R. Nadeswaran and former transport minister and MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat set it at between four and five.
They were responding to former Bar Council chair Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan, who moderated the session in the style of BBC television’s Hardtalk.
Ambiga, who had grilled the panellists on several matters, asked them to rate Malaysia and whether it deserved its place in the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Zaid contended that Malaysia had the trappings of a democracy but the people lived in fear, while Zainah put human rights violations down to a lack of political will, commitment and courage on the part of the Government.
Nayagam’s low ranking was based on his years of being a child advocate, and having seen raped children having to wait “years and years” for their case to come to court despite his appeals to the relevant agencies and Members of Parliament.
Former Australian High Court judge Michael Kirby was spared the exercise, however, and awarded a 10 to Ambiga who easily gave Tim Sebastian – former Hardtalk interviewer – a run for his money.
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