Charles Hector Fernandez
Charles Hector Fernandez (born 4 July 1971) is a Malaysian human rights advocate and activist. Early life He was born in Temerloh, Temerloh District, Pahang, Malaysia, on 4 July 1971, whereby his parents were C. S. Fernandez and May Florence Gomez. His primary schooling was in Sekolah Rendah Jalan Bahagia, Temerloh. His lower secondary education was in Sekolah Menengah Rendah Jalan Bahagia (Form 1–3), and thereafter Sekolah Menengah Abu Bakar (Form 4–5). He then continued his upper secondary education in Sekolah Sultan Abu Bakar, Kuantan, Pahang during which he also held the position of President of the Sixth Form Society. After that, he was admitted to University of Malaya, where he pursued a bachelor's degree in Science (Genetics). He was elected into the University of Malaya Students Union, and held the position of Welfare Secretary. He was also a founder member of the Social Service Club (Persatuan Perkhidmatan Masyarakat) - an initiative of unifying students irrespective of racial, religious and political differences. After graduation he worked with the National Office for Human Development, then SUARAM and thereafter has been a lawyer. In 1993, he was instrumental in developing and getting "The Malaysian Human Rights Charter" which was by adopted by