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Archive for the 'Foreign Perspective' Category

Short Film Screening

Published by nat June 24th, 2008 in Foreign Perspective, Religion, Gender and Malaysian NGOs. 0 Comments

An Afternoon with The Hijjabed
by Nadia Hamzah and Wan Muhammad Tamlikha
8 mins/2005
A mockumentary revolving around five different Malaysian women who vastly differ in character, but share one common trait, all of them don the ‘tudung’ Moslem veil. As they sit over tea one fine afternoon, they ponder upon thoughts and consequences of wearing the veil. […]

Migrants’ rights are human rights

Published by Amnesty International Malaysia January 4th, 2008 in Foreign Perspective, Civil Liberties and Migration. 0 Comments

One person in every 35 lives outside the country in which they were born. Many of those are migrant workers or their family members. Reasons for migration can vary between the need to escape poverty, inequality and conflict, the desire to pursue better work and educational opportunities, or even wanting to live in a cleaner […]

SAY NO to Malaysia RELA Taking Over Immigration Detention Centers

Published by Migrant Care December 6th, 2007 in Foreign Perspective, Economic Rights, Labour and Migration. 0 Comments

We, Migrant Care of Republic of Indonesia, wish to express our serious concern about the announcement made by Hon. Dato Seri Radzi Sheik Ahmad on Malaysia cabinet decision to have RELA to take over the management of the Malaysia Immigration Detention Centers in Malaysia.
In April, a female Indonesian migrant worker, Suryani, 21  was handcuffted and […]

ASEAN: Human Rights in the Charter and beyond

Published by Amnesty International Malaysia November 24th, 2007 in Foreign Perspective and International Affairs. 0 Comments

Amnesty International notes that the Charter of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), has been signed by leaders of ASEAN at its 13th Summit now being held in Singapore. Amnesty International welcomes the inclusion of a commitment within the ASEAN Charter to promote, protect and respect human rights and to establish a regional […]

Violent crackdown against peaceful protest

Published by bangkit.net November 14th, 2007 in Foreign Perspective and Law Enforcement. 0 Comments

Paris, 12th November 2007 - The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) expresses its deep concern regarding the repression of a peaceful rally that took place in Kuala Lumpur on November 10th, 2007.
The rally was organised by BERSIH, a coalition of over 70 civil society groups and political parties, including SUARAM, FIDH member organisation in […]

Letter sent to JAIM and PPM by women’s group in Turkey

Published by bangkit.net August 9th, 2007 in Foreign Perspective, Civil Liberties and Religion. 0 Comments

I am writing on behalf of Women for Women’s Human Rights (WWHR) - New Ways in Istanbul, Turkey. We are terribly concerned about the news that a transsexual woman was seriously beaten by state religious officials who detained her while she was talking to friends at the Old Melaka bus station in Kota Melaka at […]

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