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HUMAN RIGHTS

HUMAN RIGHTS. DIVISIONS OF RIGHTS. INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS. The Government respected the human rights of its citizens. However,serius problems remained Police use their power – Internal Security Act(ISA).

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HUMAN RIGHTS

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  1. HUMAN RIGHTS

  2. DIVISIONS OF RIGHTS

  3. INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS The Government respected the human rights of its citizens. However,serius problems remained Police use their power – Internal Security Act(ISA). The Government continued to limit the publications permits of several other political weeklies It is agreed that human rights are absolute They maybe limited or restrained to maintain their political power. Every person has the rights to profess, practice its religion and also to propagate it Under the law and in practice, it is very difficult for Muslims to change religions Example: application of a malay woman who argued that she converted to Christianity.

  4. Social Rights This concept of rights out of the socialist and communist critism if capitalism and it perceived it economic injustices. The government did not discriminate against person’s with this abilities in employement, education, or in the provision of other states services. There was no minimum wage as the government preferred to allow market forces to determine wages. Employment Act: working hours may not exceed 8 hours per day or 48 hours per workweek of 6 days. Set overtimes rates and mandates public holidays, annual leave, sick leave and maternity allowances. All employees should be treated equally by their employers. In child laboury, the specific sections of the Panel Court prohibit the sale or hire anyone under the age of 21 for purposes of prostitution Another section prohibits the transport into the country of any women for purpose of prostitution.

  5. COLLECTIVE RIGHTS Urged the right to political,economic and cultural self determination The government implemented extensive preferential programs designed to boost the rights of the Malays majority. Such preferential programs and policies limited opportunities for non-Malays in higher education government employment and business permits and licenses. Indigenous people faced discrimination and often were exploited in many matters. Long standing policies gave preferences to Malays in many areas and ethnic’s minorities faced discrimination. The Chinese and Indians minorities did not benefit from the preferential policies that benefited ethnics Malays.

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