STATEMENT
45th UPR Session of the Human Rights Council on the human rights situation in Malaysia, as delivered by Mr. Martin Torbergsen, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Representative of Norway in Geneva.
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25 January 2024
Vice President,
Norway welcomes Malaysia’s abolition of the mandatory death penalty, but important concerns remain.
Norway recommends that Malaysia:
- Extend the official moratorium on executions until the death penalty is fully abolished and all existing death sentences are reviewed and commuted.
- Fully implement its National Strategic Plan in handling the causes of child marriage.
- Protect and uphold the human rights of Indigenous Peoples, in particular their rights to land and resources, as well as the protection of their cultural heritage.
- Repeal the 1948 Sedition Act and repeal or amend other laws which arbitrarily restrict the right to freedom of expression.
- Ratify and implement all six remaining core human rights treaties especially concerning civil and political rights.
Thank you