LETTERS from Joshua Teh | On July 6, 2014, Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein announced the Malaysian government’s decision to return Warrant Officer 2 Muhammad Rizalman Ismail to New Zealand in order for him to answer charges of burglary and attempted sexual assault awaiting him there.
Hishammuddin explained that Malaysia believed it was the “right thing to do” and stressed that “justice not only needs to be done, but should also be seen to be done.”
General Recommendation 19 of the Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination against Women (Cedaw), to which Malaysia is a signatory, compels member states to uphold the highest principles of due diligence in order to eliminate all forms of violence against women.
Read more here: http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/270819
