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    National Human Rights Action Plan (NHRAP) : As of 7 February 2011

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    A National Human Rights Action Plan (NHRAP) is a national plan that aims to improve a country's human rights situation over a set timeframe. It does this through institutional and legal reforms, awareness raising, and cultivating a strong human rights culture. An NHRAP outlines ambitious yet achievable human rights goals through practical measures based on a country's circumstances. Malaysia has yet to implement an NHRAP but recently appointed an agency to develop one, marking a significant step. The national human rights commission, SUHAKAM, looks forward to assisting in the preparatory and development phases and later monitoring implementation of Malaysia's upcoming NHRAP.

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    A National Human Rights Action Plan (NHRAP) is a national plan that aims to improve a country's human rights situation over a set timeframe. It does this through institutional and legal reforms, awareness raising, and cultivating a strong human rights culture. An NHRAP outlines ambitious yet achievable human rights goals through practical measures based on a country's circumstances. Malaysia has yet to implement an NHRAP but recently appointed an agency to develop one, marking a significant step. The national human rights commission, SUHAKAM, looks forward to assisting in the preparatory and development phases and later monitoring implementation of Malaysia's upcoming NHRAP.

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    A National Human Rights Action Plan (NHRAP) is a national plan that aims to improve a country's human rights situation over a set timeframe. It does this through institutional and legal reforms, awareness raising, and cultivating a strong human rights culture. An NHRAP outlines ambitious yet achievable human rights goals through practical measures based on a country's circumstances. Malaysia has yet to implement an NHRAP but recently appointed an agency to develop one, marking a significant step. The national human rights commission, SUHAKAM, looks forward to assisting in the preparatory and development phases and later monitoring implementation of Malaysia's upcoming NHRAP.

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    as of 7 February 2011

    National Human Rights Action Plan (NHRAP)

    What is a NHRAP?

    A National Human Rights Action Plan (NHRAP) is a national action plan that seeks to improve
    the state of human rights of a country within a certain timeframe. It is a public document
    that takes a systematic approach in advancing human rights by placing human rights in the
    context of public policy. It aims to achieve institutional and legislative reforms, aside from
    raising awareness and cultivating a stronger culture of human rights in the country. Ideally,
    a NHRAP would outline ambitious yet achievable human rights goals through practical
    measures, based on the country’s historical, social, political and legal circumstances.

    Why is it important?

    A NHRAP is important for a number of reasons, including:

    • It provides an objective depiction of the state of human rights in the country.


    • It allows for a comprehensive assessment of human rights needs in the country,
    thereby enabling the identification of key areas of human rights concern in the
    country.
    • It increases the Government’s capacity to promote and protect human rights by
    strengthening administrative structures and promoting greater respect for the rule
    of law.
    • It leads to greater incorporation of human rights standards in domestic laws and
    policies.
    • It provides for the integration of human rights principles into other national
    programmes in areas such as development, business, education, healthcare, social
    services, and administration of justice, thereby enhancing the quality of life for all
    citizens.
    • It helps strengthen existing institutions involved in the promotion and protection of
    human rights, including SUHAKAM.
    • It encourages greater conformity between national human rights practices and
    international human rights standards.
    • It raises public awareness on human rights, thereby encouraging a stronger culture
    of human rights in the country.

    The NHRAP Process

    Although NHRAPs differ from one country to another, the NHRAP process normally
    comprises five main stages, namely the preparatory phase, the development phase, the
    implementation phase, the monitoring phase and the evaluation phase. All the five phases
    are equally important in ensuring positive outcome.

    Since the Government plays a central role in implementing the NHRAP, it is crucial that the
    Government takes charge of the NHRAP process. It is equally crucial for the Government to
    ensure, as far as possible, that the process involves active participation by all relevant

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    stakeholders such as government agencies, the civil society, enforcement agencies, the
    national human rights institution, parliamentarians, the judiciary, the private sector and the
    media. This would guarantee a more comprehensive, realistic and effective NHRAP.

    Malaysia’s NHRAP

    Malaysia has yet to have a NHRAP. Nevertheless, the Malaysian Government had recently
    appointed the Legal Division of the Prime Minister’s Department as the focal agency to
    prepare and develop Malaysia’s NHRAP. This move by the Government is a significant
    milestone as it constitutes the first step towards having a NHRAP for Malaysia.

    SUHAKAM’s role in Malaysia’s NHRAP

    SUHAKAM has been advocating the development of a NHRAP for Malaysia since 2002. Now
    that the Government has decided to develop a NHRAP, SUHAKAM looks forward to playing
    two major roles in the NHRAP process, which are:

    • To assist the Government, especially during the preparatory and development


    phases, by offering expertise and providing views and inputs to the Government,
    whenever possible.
    • To monitor and assess the implementation of the NHRAP.

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