Mp Don T Conflate Basic Rights With Western Human Rights

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PARLIAMENT | Western ideologies on human rights differ greatly from Malaysia’s, according to Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal (PN-Machang). 
Wan Fayhsal (above) drew the example of the Western definition of “human”, which he said looked at behaviour instead of “soul”. 
Expanding on his argument, he said Westerners were more inclined to view humans as “animals born from evolution”.
“This is different from the human conception in Islam. It is stated in the Quran that humans are born from spirit and body. 
“But this is rejected by many Western human rights thinkers. Their rights are different from ours,” he said during his debate on the 2020 Suhakam Report today. 
Wan Fayhsal was responding to Syahredzan Johan’s (Harapan-Bangi) speech earlier, in which he said that human rights should be upheld in order to safeguard the interests of all parties. 
Syahredzan opined that while many regarded fundamental rights to be a “Western approach”, it has long been ingrained in Malaysia as well as enshrined in the Federal Constitution.
He was referring to the government’s move to table the Suhakam report in Parliament for it to be debated and indicating its commitment to upholding human rights.
Bangi MP Syahredzan JohanFollowing Wan Fayhsal’s comments, Syahredzan interjected stating that he had merely stressed that human rights were universal and questioned if the former was claiming that Malaysia’s constitution followed a Western concept. 
Wan Fayhsal said that he did not want to discuss the constitution but merely opined that there was a difference in the understanding of human rights between Malaysia and the West.
The Suhakam 2020 annual report debated in Parliament today sheds light on pressing human rights concerns in Malaysia, in particular those which occurred during the Covid-19 pandemic.
A copy of the report was made available to all MPs on May 25. 
Meanwhile, in his speech, the Machang MP urged the government to implement a Digital Equity Act to ensure internet access in all areas of Malaysia. 
He also called on Malaysia to follow in the Russian Parliament’s footsteps of banning “LGBT propaganda” to children.
Under the Russian law, passed in November last year, any event or act regarded as an attempt to promote homosexuality - including online, in film, books, advertising or in public - could incur a heavy fine.
On a related matter, Wan Fayhsal then lauded the Home Ministry’s move to confiscate “LGBT” Swatch watches last month. - Mkini

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