PETALING JAYA: The removal of any rights accorded to children in the Federal Constitution will be a step backwards for Malaysia, says G25.
The group, which comprises senior and eminent former civil servants, said it supported the call from child activist and co-founder of Yayasan Chow Kit, Datuk Dr Hartini Zainudin, against the proposed amendments to Article 14 of the Federal Constitution, particularly the removal of Section 1 of Part II in the Second Schedule.
“It provides protection to children, through no fault of their own, who were born in the country but who do not have any proper documentation of their birth, such as foundlings - those who were abandoned - and those born out of wedlock or to stateless parents,” the group said in a statement.“It is an injustice which should not even be considered as it further marginalises children born in the country who are already at a social and economic disadvantage,” it added.
The group calls on the government and politicians not to support the proposed amendments to Article 14, particularly the removal of the Section 1 of Part II in the Second Schedule of the Federal Constitution as there is no justification for the removal of this provision. “We cannot claim to provide care and be compassionate if we deny children, who are our most vulnerable, the rights that they and any child, no matter their circumstance, deserves,” the group said, adding that the Malaysia Madani concept will not succeed if it fails to protect the children.
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