The National Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) said its new line-up of commissioners should be judged on what they do during their time at the commission instead of their past or present political affiliations.<br /><br />This comes after civil societies raised concern over the appointment of legal expert Rahmat Mohamad, who co-authored a paper that convinced the Conference of Rulers to reject the Rome Statute, as well as Umno-linked lawyers Hasnal Rezua Merican Habib Merican and Nazira Abdul Rahim as Suhakam chair and commissioners respectively.
