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55,000 Celebrate as Malaysia Decides Not to Sign UN Convention on Racial Discrimination

55,000 Celebrate as Malaysia Decides Not to Sign UN Convention on Racial Discrimination
Thousands of protesters gather for a rally to celebrate the government's move to withdraw plans to ratify a U.N. anti-discrimination convention at Independent Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Dec. 8, 2018.AP Photo/Vincent Thian
Isabel van Brugen
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Tens of thousands took to the streets of Kuala Lumpur on Dec. 8 to celebrate that Malaysia had not ratified a U.N. convention aimed at eliminating racial discrimination.

The protest-turned-thanksgiving rally was given the green light to go ahead by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall last week after the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government decided not to sign the U.N. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) last month.

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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