MWKA Public Series Lunch Talks- Human Rights in Malaysia: Facing the Challenges | Peatix tag:peatix.com,2011:1 2021-11-15T09:35:16+08:00 Peatix MahWengKwai & Associates + MWKA Technologies MWKA Public Series Lunch Talks- Human Rights in Malaysia: Facing the Challenges tag:peatix.com,2018:event-367521 2018-04-18T12:30:00MYT 2018-04-18T12:30:00MYT ★OVERVIEW The basic idea of human rights is that each one of us, no matter who we are or where we are born, is entitled to the same basic rights and freedoms. That may sound straightforward enough, but it gets incredibly complicated as soon as anyone tries to put the idea into practice. What exactly are the basic human rights in Malaysia? What are the challenges when upholding the basic human rights? ★TALKING POINTS*Accession to Human Rights Treaties*Freedom of expression and speech*Freedom of assembly *Preventive detention*Death penalty, torture*Rights to education, health*Rights of women, children★SPEAKERDato' Mah Weng Kwai is a Consultant with the firm. He is a retired Court of Appeal Judge, a Past-President of the Malaysian Bar and LAWASIA.He was called to the Malaysian Bar in 1972Dato’ Mah was appointed a Commissioner of the Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) in 2016 and also as a Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) 2016-2019.Dato’ Mah is an accredited Mediator and Arbitrator on the Panel of Arbitration of Asian International Arbitration Center (AIAC), Kuala Lumpur. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------★ABOUT OUR TALKSOur educational lunch talks encourage our clients, professionals, directors, senior management, business owners and legal counsel to acquire knowledge and awareness, promote deliberations and networking to explore new strategic partnerships. These lunch talks are complimentary and are open to interested members of the public to attend.★RSVP at www.mahwengkwai.com/seminars-lunch-talks-signup★Limited seats available, priority to existing clients