PETALING JAYA: The constitutional amendments to Malaysia's citizenship laws took a progressive step towards Malaysian women, but did so at the expense of the rights of other marginalised groups, says the Malaysian Citizenship Rights Alliance (MCRA).
"After 67 years, one facet of gender inequality has been corrected. Malaysian mothers with children born overseas will now have the equal right to automatically confer citizenship to their children, just like Malaysian men. However, this progress has come at a high price. The amendments also strip citizenship rights from children born in Malaysia to permanent residents."
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