Amend constitution to give mothers same citizenship rights as fathers - LFL

The government has been urged to amend the Federal Constitution to grant Malaysian women with foreign spouses the same rights as men in conferring citizenship to their children.

Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) coordinator Zaid Malek (above) said this is in line with Article 8(2) of the Federal Constitution which disallows discrimination on the basis of gender.

Last week Home Affairs Deputy Minister Ismail Mohamed Said said...