Realising accepted upr recommendations: challenges and realities in Malaysia’s commitment to enforce freedom of expression
Malaysians were optimistic after the 14th General Election of 2018 (GE14) was concluded, as freedom of expression was expected to progress significantly under Pakatan Harapan (PH). It was hoped that the era of the “New Malaysia” would result in increased commitment toward realising accepted UP...
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| author | Murni Wan Mohd Nor, Syarifah Fatimah Al Zahrah Syed Hussein Al-Attas, Lubna Sheikh Ghazali, |
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| description | Malaysians were optimistic after the 14th General Election of 2018 (GE14) was
concluded, as freedom of expression was expected to progress significantly
under Pakatan Harapan (PH). It was hoped that the era of the “New Malaysia”
would result in increased commitment toward realising accepted UPR
recommendations. Unfortunately, Malaysia’s political climate has since
experienced incidences of uncertainty and instability, which has seen three
different Prime Ministers and yet another change in government administration
since 2018. This has placed significant challenges on human rights reforms and
impeded the process of democratisation. The objective of this study is to evaluate
Malaysia’s enforcement of freedom of expression regarding the relevant UPR
recommendations. It has identified certain improvements which should be
supported and continued, as well as setbacks and restrictions which impede the
implementation of fundamental liberties and pose added risks to the democratic
rights of all Malaysians. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:256192025-07-15T07:32:26Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25619/ Realising accepted upr recommendations: challenges and realities in Malaysia’s commitment to enforce freedom of expression Murni Wan Mohd Nor, Syarifah Fatimah Al Zahrah Syed Hussein Al-Attas, Lubna Sheikh Ghazali, Malaysians were optimistic after the 14th General Election of 2018 (GE14) was concluded, as freedom of expression was expected to progress significantly under Pakatan Harapan (PH). It was hoped that the era of the “New Malaysia” would result in increased commitment toward realising accepted UPR recommendations. Unfortunately, Malaysia’s political climate has since experienced incidences of uncertainty and instability, which has seen three different Prime Ministers and yet another change in government administration since 2018. This has placed significant challenges on human rights reforms and impeded the process of democratisation. The objective of this study is to evaluate Malaysia’s enforcement of freedom of expression regarding the relevant UPR recommendations. It has identified certain improvements which should be supported and continued, as well as setbacks and restrictions which impede the implementation of fundamental liberties and pose added risks to the democratic rights of all Malaysians. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25619/1/Sinergi_3_SI_5.pdf Murni Wan Mohd Nor, and Syarifah Fatimah Al Zahrah Syed Hussein Al-Attas, and Lubna Sheikh Ghazali, (2023) Realising accepted upr recommendations: challenges and realities in Malaysia’s commitment to enforce freedom of expression. SINERGI: Journal of Strategic Studies & International Affairs, 3 (SI). pp. 66-81. ISSN 2805-4520 https://spaj.ukm.my/sinergi/index.php/sei/issue/view/3 |
| spellingShingle | Murni Wan Mohd Nor, Syarifah Fatimah Al Zahrah Syed Hussein Al-Attas, Lubna Sheikh Ghazali, Realising accepted upr recommendations: challenges and realities in Malaysia’s commitment to enforce freedom of expression |
| title | Realising accepted upr recommendations: challenges and realities in Malaysia’s commitment to enforce freedom of expression |
| title_full | Realising accepted upr recommendations: challenges and realities in Malaysia’s commitment to enforce freedom of expression |
| title_fullStr | Realising accepted upr recommendations: challenges and realities in Malaysia’s commitment to enforce freedom of expression |
| title_full_unstemmed | Realising accepted upr recommendations: challenges and realities in Malaysia’s commitment to enforce freedom of expression |
| title_short | Realising accepted upr recommendations: challenges and realities in Malaysia’s commitment to enforce freedom of expression |
| title_sort | realising accepted upr recommendations: challenges and realities in malaysia’s commitment to enforce freedom of expression |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25619/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25619/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25619/1/Sinergi_3_SI_5.pdf |