CANDIDATE HUMAN RIGHTSCOUNCIL(HRC} 2010-2013

EIECTION r13 MAY2010 DATE

WHYMALAYSI'IsCAI{DIDACY SHOULD SUPPORTED BE Malaysiaseeklng bea mmbr k to ofthe Human (HRC) the 2010 2013iem.ll Rights council to. to . Eryage onstructivery in rhe vorving modalities workof lhe HRC makii a of to strcng, fan, efiective, eficienl and crcdibe vehicle the pronolion for and potedion of humairighbworrdwidej support work of lhe offr.e of the HiCh the ft mmi$ionerror Human Riqhlsj padhipare to a.tively the nom. in contihue setting workot lhe HRCj in Nelp lo5ter sprrit a of.oopebtion the Hnc, prin.iples motoal of respect and ba*d on rhe politici:ation, di!logue,frefrom acnmonyand P.omote @herence b Ereater wiihotherunited Nadons aSen.ies ofrhe HRc andactoain achiwin8 intrnEtionally targec Actively srppon advance ighc of v!!ne..ble grcups lhe suchas thedisabled. wonen,.iirdren and MALAYSICS VISIO TORTHE HRC ' Malavsia believer that our mmbeEhip lhe to HRC wooldonubui teaid nrichlng lhe qualatyof dialo8u,ooperation and action aimd at advandng the prcmotionand prcrecrion in ofhuman ightsfor allpeople, all Onthe whole, Malaysia belives si.cils lhat establkhment, the HRc has cont buted positi@ry roMrds inttirotio.aririm norms of and h @operalion collabobnon globalffons aimed at tackliru humrn rightsissues, lf

electd lhe Councili Malaysia commitled is to lo tu.therenhan.e sn8thenthose and nomi ahd In Malaviiai5 erperience a developins a5 couolrv, promotion pbte.tioi of huhan d3ht the and have been achieved/r&r drid rhoogh mu.h enphaskon Economic, So.ial andcuhural {Esc) righB, indudinc throuch achievement the the of Milenniun Deveropment (MDC'.That Goals said, pbsperilyithe wilh increas.d .filuenceaid GovemmentincEaslngly k sensltlve theneed of to balan.e traditional fts emphask ESC on rights with

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Malavsiak conrinuousl moniroing and evaloati4key indi6to6 wirh a viewto ns!.in8 promotlon protection lhe and of alrhuhai rishc ror it5peopre. Xavingunde4oneits frut univeHl Pnodl. (UPR) Rviw cview in February 2009,Malaysia believes the UPR that me.hanism perhaps k the nostimportant inndation adopted E.enttimes in by the UN human .ishlssynem. Despite cenain lechnicalditftculties, in.udihg EsouG .nd p.oceduElconstmink, the pBc$ effedivly panicipation atr stakeholdeB lndlder th of in reviewing states'humanniights Eod and mens @ntinuedsuppon fom all delegations and

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On our pa.l we cmaii committd to lmplementiry rc@nmendatiois fte emanatins fromlhe UPR would l. a ,osltion shaE and ro be informrtion @ncehlng lhe 3tatus of ifrplenentatio. of those rccommndat-Dns wilh partne6in due@uue, interes:red while dlveehe in poslnons ctuln human on lhe developing the and cht5 ksud blween developed wond remain, Malaysra belrev.e rhat

in sin.eits enabl5hment 2006,lhenRc has witha widehnge or human etfecrively deah pincipes righrs.hanenges uphoding whrle of and inpartialv ransparency nonselectivilv. wo*ofthe NRc must@nriiue Iherofore,rhe bya to besuppofted InakeholdG. countryon a tajedory Ar a devedping Mahysia keenly towadr deveoped stalus, s for capa.iry awarc the need of buildlns and and te.hnica a$iltan.e in the prdmotion protection humanrights.n ihis r4ard, of Malayria helieves that developed .ounlies ve couldposil y contdbut rhroushafrongoihe6, infomationshaiing ma lons, a.knowledges Like nydelegai Malaysa in rhatrhere rcomforimprovenenltheHRC. h frandded byGenra asthercview theHRc of rciolution 60/zsrwouldbe dueby A$embly 2011, Malaysia ieves be that if elected lhe lo il HRC, can pay a revew pmcass induding throush consensus hurlding etro*s, amons olhe6.

MATAYSIA'5 COMMITMENTs ANDPLEDGES Increasins suppofr for the roes and Continuing ef6ofrs rase humanrghb to awarenes amo.g all sesments the of popu l a r l o nl n . u di n g l a w -e i fo rce me nt officiah, member of the judiciary, officiak other and stakeholdercj sovernmenr Enablishing Nationa child Policy on a womenas wel as the National Adio. Plan cohtinuins losterinc meaninsfur and produciive encasementbelween the governnenr machineryand society; crvi saenslhenins epaciiies impeme.tation lor andenforcement measures huhanrishts for Maaysiais party to, alonsside reonsiderinC inrruments of which OeepeninS wdenlngour .ooperarion and withandsuppoft forrhewo.kolvarious uN acto* aid nechankmsinvolvedin the promotion protedion homanrghr and of 5uch theOHcHR, a5 spe.ialProceduresofthe Human Rishls Coumil, UNHCR, UNDP, UNFPAUNIFEM, ]NSTRAW, UNICEF 3Nd UNEP including thmugh, ae.o/in, t voluntary upholdinS prin.ipres dialogue the of and coopemtion among ar nakehordeE in fudherinS promouon pr.tection the and ol human right for ar peopresi without dlstinction dk.riminarronanykindj a.d of Furtheringthe uN deveopmeit agenda, parti.uhr itr.ealiring rsht to developfr y the ent, uding supportforongoinB aimed tts efiofrs ai 'nc opprationaliz*lon impementationj and sharing best pracri.es,experiences and acrrievements in economi., sdcaland cultural rChB includin8advancing woment and chirdrent richts, poveny e.adietion aid eduatroiwith nterested pafrneu; Ensasing 6n*ructivety auourpartnersand with nakhordeu ensu.e t thar the rnteh*onal communitv continues createa suppodive t erternal envibnment towadi rhe crear of on e.ononic stability,sharcd prosperityand equitabre fromslobalhatidnj sains E.gaghS.onunuously al our paitnets wlth and a$e$ and nonitor the implementalio. reconmendatioN rhe of frcm woding.ontinuoustv the regionat at tavetwirh our pa'1neu onderthe ASEAN tramewortin pani.ohr,with the newlyestablished A5EAN hrersovernnenralCommi* Human onon Richls the profrotion orhuman righr in the {AlcfR)in