Covid-19 pandemic worsens human rights situation in M'sia - Amnesty report

A newly released Amnesty International report has found that the human rights situation in Malaysia deteriorated last year after the Perikatan Nasional government took over following the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan government in February 2020.

Amnesty said human rights reforms, including the formation of an independent police oversight commission and the abolition of the mandatory death penalty, stalled under the PN administration...