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SUHAKAM (Malaysian Human Rights Commission)

Address

SUHAKAM (Malaysian Human Rights Commission)
Level 29, Menara Tun Razak, Jalan Raja Laut, 50350 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Contact Information

If calling from Malaysia:

Tel: 03 2612 5600
Fax: 03 2612 5620

If calling from overseas:

Tel: +60 3 2612 5600
Fax: +60 3 2612 5620

Website

http://www.suhakam.org.my/

Email

admin@suhakam.org.my

Activities

SUHAKAM organized diagloues with various stakeholders throughout the year 2003 and in early 2004. In addition, SUHAKAM also conducted a forum on Trafficking of Women and Children.

SUHAKAM wrote a report in 2004 entitled ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS REPORT: Trafficking in Women and Children.

SUHAKAM would like to suggest the formation of a Regional Trafficking in Persons Information Centre to serve as a repository for information on bilateral agreements, national action plans and international co-operation in the fight against trafficking in persons. In addition, SUHAKAM believes that foreign embassies should be encouraged to advise their nationals to ensure that their employment agencies are reliable and registered.

SUHAKAM recommends that the Malaysian Parliament enact an anti-trafficking law that specifically and comprehensively addresses all forms of trafficking, with stiff penalties for those who violate the law. Currently there is no comprehensive law in Malaysia that penalizes the range of offenses involved in trafficking.