2018 anti-ICERD rally

2018 anti-ICERD rally
2018 anti-ICERD rally
	A bird's-eye-view of the protest at its peak.
Date	8 December 2018
Location	Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
Caused by	Protest against ratifying the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD)
Methods	Demonstration, praying (salat and dua), speeches
Parties
Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS); United Malays National Organisation (UMNO); Gerakan Pembela Ummah; other NGOs	Government of Malaysia
Lead figures
	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi ; Mohamad Hasan ; Ismail Sabri Yaakob; Abdul Hadi Awang; Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man; Takiyuddin Hassan; Aminuddin Yahya Mahathir Mohamad ; Waytha Moorthy Ponnusamy
Number
500,000 (organisers estimate); 55,000 (police estimate)

The Anti-ICERD (International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination) Rally or Himpunan Aman Bantah ICERD (Malay) is a rally that was held in Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 8 December 2018. The rally was organised by opposition Islamist political parties Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) and United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), with the support of various non-governmental organisations.

The rally was held in response to the new Malaysian government's plan to ratify the United Nations convention known as the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD). The opposition parties from UMNO and PAS seriously deny the ratification of the convention, as it is contrary to the Constitution of Malaysia. The constitution recognizes special rights for the Malay and Bumiputra. Even though the government announced that it would not ratify the convention on 23 November 2018, the organiser decided to push on with the rally and shifted its main focus towards celebrating the government's decision on not ratifying ICERD.

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