Potential Ways Forward to Address the Issue of Statelessness in Sabah
Stateless persons are distinctly excluded from the meaningful exercise of rights and protection in multiple dimensions. The statelessness issue in the State of Sabah has become an intergenerational issue depriving a range of fundamental rights of an intensive population requiring immediate intervention. Certain communities in Sabah have been rendered stateless for generations due to historical […]
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines national human rights institutions address the issue of statelessness
QUEZON CITY—The national human rights institutions (NHRIs) of Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines—Komnas HAM, SUHAKAM, and the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) respectively—inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Friday, 24 July 2020, to strengthen efforts in addressing statelessness and the protection of the rights and welfare of stateless persons and persons at risk of […]
JOINT PRESS STATEMENT: Bilateral Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Statelessness Issues between the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) and the National Commission on Human Rights of Indonesia (Komnas HAM)
KOTA KINABALU (23 APRIL 2019) – The national human rights institutions (NHRIs) of Malaysia and Indonesia, namely The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) and the National Human Rights Commission of Indonesia (Komnas HAM) have bilaterally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to address the issue of statelessness and persons at risk of statelessness in […]