Malaysia lays claim to the world’s lowest national poverty rate by using an unduly low poverty line that does not reflect the cost of living, and by excluding vulnerable populations from its official figures, said UN human rights expert Philip Alston at the end of a mission to the country.
Malaysia’s decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) barely a month after joining makes a mockery of the government’s commitment to justice, Human Rights Watch says.
Malaysia’s first change of government for almost 60 years presents a huge opportunity to break with the human rights violations of the past, Amnesty International said as the poll result was declared.
Campaigners have urged the Financial Conduct Authority to take action over the role of British banks in handling more than US$2 billion of funds in a major international corruption scandal.