NGOs call Suhakam to hold public inquiry over haze problem

A coalition of environmental activist organisations today filed an official complaint with the Human Rights Commission (Suhakam), seeking its intervention towards putting a stop to the haze problem in the country.

Dubbed as Cerah Anti-Haze Action Coalition, the group in a statement said the people's right to clean air must be protected and wants Suhakam to hold a public inquiry into the governance of domestic and transboundary haze pollution.

"As the first-ever complaint filed in Malaysia to combine environmental issues with human rights, the Cerah Anti-Haze Action coalition is advocating for...