Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have disagreed with Wisma Putra that the human rights situation in the country is improving.

At a virtual press conference today, the Coalition of Malaysian NGOs for the UPR Process (Comango) as well as the CSO Platform for Reform hit out at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, saying human rights in Malaysia is still in a sorry state.

"Malaysia’s candidacy for membership of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), if successful...