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What's Best For Malaysian Families?

Professor Dato' Noor Aziah Mohd Awal, Commissioner, Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) | Bina Ramanand, Lead Coordinator, Family Frontiers

07-Feb-25 08:00

What's Best For Malaysian Families?

It was only last year that Malaysia amended its laws to give Malaysian women equal rights as men to confer automatic citizenship to children born overseas. Despite this breakthrough, what are other gaps in the legal framework that affect the rights and well-being of Malaysian families? We discuss these themes with our expert panel.

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Produced by: Aghilen Sankar

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar


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Categories:  governmentinternationalcontroversiesFamily/Parentingsponsored contentLaw/Activism

Tags:  malaysian citizenshipwomen's rightsfamily lawchildren's rightsstatelessnessimmigration





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