Malaysian Bar calls for review of laws allowing public caning, citing human rights violations.

The Malaysian Bar, the national lawyers' association, has urged the federal and Terengganu state governments to review and amend laws allowing public caning, which they say are cruel and violate human rights. The organization's president highlighted that such punishments go against the rule of law and international human rights principles. The appeal comes ahead of a scheduled caning in Terengganu.

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