A rights group advocating for reforms in citizenship issues has called on the Malaysian government to stop “punishing” children born out of wedlock for their parents’ failure to register their marriage.

In particular, Development of Human Resources for Rural Areas (DHRRA) Malaysia director for social protection, Maalini Ramalo, said Malaysia now remains the only one out of two countries globally that discriminated against men in terms of their ability to pass their nationality to their children born out of wedlock. 

She said this followed...