Malaysia's report of its human rights condition to the United Nations (UN) is biased and has glossed over many real issues, civil rights activists said.

The report will be discussed at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in October in Geneva.

A coalition of 54 NGOs dubbed ‘Comango' said they were outraged that issues such as irregularities in the 13th general elections, the abuse of police power, rising religious extremism and trampling of migrant workers rights were all markedly downplayed.

killthebill bersih 2 one year anniversary vigil 070912 suaram executive director nalini elumalai "We're not surprised," noted Nalini Elumalai ( right ) of Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram), one of the 54 NGOs in Comango.

"The government consistently tries to portray itself as moderate at the international stage, while back home it acts extreme. The report is filled with self-congratulatory remarks."

Under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), every UN member state is reviewed once every four and a half years. The state under review receives comments and recommendations from other states in relation to its human rights situation.

During its last review in 2009, Malaysia adopted 62 recommendations, rejected 22 recommendations, and reserved comment on 19 recommendations.

Instead, Nalini said the Suaram has issued its own report detailing how Malaysia has in fact tried to choke off the civil rights movement in Malaysia.

"In its 23 years' existence, Suaram has never faced such an unprecedented barrage of vindictive actions coordinated by no less than six government agencies under executive orders with the mainstream press in concert," Nalini wrote in a statement summarising its 2012 Human Rights Report.

It noted with outrage that not only police forces but the Company Commission of Malaysia (CCM) and Registrar of Society (RoS) were all investigating the NGO, allegedly for its complaint to the French courts to probe suspected corruption in the Scorpene submarine deal.

The Suaram report also noted that there was heightened intolerance towards public assemblies, speeches and gatherings and many of the reforms promised by the BN government, which has ruled Malaysia for 56 years straight, were also not implemented.

The full report will be released on its website .