Suhakam urges allocation for children, refugees in 2018 Budget


Ethnic Rohingya living in Malaysia at a protest outside the Myanmar embassy in Kuala Lumpur in May. Suhakam urged Putrajaya to ensure adequate financial resources to fund the provision of refugee and asylum seeker assistance. – The Malaysian Insight file pic by Najjua Zulkefli, October 17, 2017.

THE Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) today urged Putrajaya to reaffirm its commitment to protecting human rights through allocations in the 2018 Budget.

Its chairman, Razali Ismail, said the 2018 Budget, to be announced on October 27, would disappoint many if it failed to ensure priority was given to critical areas, such as education for Malaysian and non-Malaysians children, healthcare, housing and employment. 


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