Month: December 2025

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Over 1,000 MPs suffered human rights abuses in 2025 according to Inter-Parliamentary Union figures

In the lead-up to Human Rights Day, the IPU has published its latest data on human rights violations against parliamentarians. The data is compiled by the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians, a unique international complaints mechanism with the specific mandate to defend the human rights of MPs. In 2025, the Committee reviewed a record 1,027 individual […]

H.E. Tan Sri Dato' Dr. Johari bin Abdul, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malaysia ©Parliament of Malaysia

At joint IPU/CPA/UNDP Conference in Malaysia global legislators call for AI guardrails

MPs from around the world have expressed deep concern about the unchecked evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) and the absence of adequate safeguards to prevent irresponsible and potentially dangerous use of the rapidly evolving technology. Some 200 MPs, parliamentary staff and experts convened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 28 to 30 November 2025 for the […]