Når FN i disse dage laver periodiske eftersyn af flere medlemslandes overholdelse af menneskerettighederne, er der særligt ét land, man skal holde et vågent øje med. I hvert fald ifølge vagthunden Human Rights Watch, der melder om alvorlige tilbageskridt i menneskeretssituationen i Malaysia.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) udstedte i tirsdags følgende opfordring til den FN-komité, der i denne uge skulle vurdere den malaysiske stats overholdelse af menneskerettighederne:
“United Nations member countries should urge Malaysia to reverse its serious backsliding on human rights at the UN Human Rights Council. Fresh repressive actions by the Malaysian government have eclipsed earlier reforms pushed by Prime Minister Najib Razak in 2011 and 2012, and deserve the council’s attention.
Fængsel uden rettergang, forfølgelse af kritikere
“In the weeks before the UN review, Malaysia passed laws permitting detention (tilbageholdelse) without trial, dragged critics into court for staging protests and showing films, and continued its dubious prosecution of the opposition leader,” said Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch, adding:
“The Human Rights Council should speak out against Malaysia’s backtracking on human rights, and set out benchmarks (målestok) for improvement.”
FN- mødet om Malaysias menneskerettigheder fandt sted torsdag, men den endelige evaluering udkommer først den 31.oktober.
