In a rally against the ratification of International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), leaders from Malaysia’s main opposition parties United Malays National Organization (UMNO) and Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) have pledged unity against government policies that may undermine Islam and the Malay race. The restrained nature of the protest — compared to the 2015 Red Shirts rally that saw racist remarks uttered by demonstrators like “Chinese pigs” — gave the gathering a semblance of dignity, especially since the government said it would uphold the contentious social contract when it decided against ratifying ICERD, according to The Malay Mail. Former prime minister Najib Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor joined the anti-ICERD rally.