2018 anti-ICERD rally | |||
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Date | 8 December 2018 | ||
Location | Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur | ||
Caused by | Protest against ratifying the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) | ||
Methods | Demonstration, praying (salat and dua), speeches | ||
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The Anti-ICERD (International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination) Rally or Himpunan Aman Bantah ICERD (Malay) or Himpunan 812[1] ("The 12th of 8th Rally") is a rally that was held in Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 8 December 2018. The rally was organised by opposition Islamist political parties Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) and United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), with the support of various non-governmental organisations. [3]
The rally was held in response to the new Malaysian government's plan to ratify the United Nations convention known as the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD). The opposition parties from UMNO and PAS seriously deny the ratification of the convention, as they alleged such ratification was contrary to the Constitution of Malaysia. The argument that this was contrary to the Federal Constitution was strongly opposed by most leading constitutional legal scholars in the country. The constitution recognizes special rights for the Malay and Bumiputra. Even though the government announced that it would not ratify the convention on 23 November 2018, the organiser decided to push on with the rally and shifted its main focus towards celebrating the government's decision on not ratifying ICERD.[4]
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