Malaysia can show the way towards a holistic model for human rights

Mar 13, 2019

People line up to vote during the general election in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 9, 2018

The general election in May last year ended decades of authoritarian rule in Malaysia. Image: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

H.R.H. Anjhula Mya Singh Bais

Chair, International Board, Amnesty International

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