Hope for refugees in the new Malaysia?
One of the great failures of the former BN regime when it came to human rights was its dismal record …
Category Archives: refugees
Don’t deport Uighurs without due process
It was recently reported that Thailand is seeking Putrajaya’s cooperation to extradite more than a dozen Uighurs who may have …
Malaysia’s disgraceful disregard for human rights
The BN government seems to have a penchant for putting Malaysia in the international spotlight for all the wrong reasons. …
The Rohingya Genocide: help or hype?
The news coming out of Myanmar’s Rakhine state is grim. Genocide is once again rearing its ugly head, this time …
The Papagomo video and the dark side of our nation
I watched the video (above) of Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, otherwise known as Papagomo, assaulting a Pakistani migrant worker. …
Irene Fernandez, a true Malaysian hero
As I wrote in this blog in November 2008, Irene Fernandez was a true Malaysian hero. She took on a …
Why do Australia’s dirty work?
Thursday May 12, 2011 Diplomatically Speaking By Dennis Ignatius The problem of asylum seekers is a serious one and Malaysia is …
Cruel, inhuman & degrading punishment
Last month, Amnesty International published a report drawing attention to the fact that judicial caning in Malaysia has reached epidemic …
World – A hostile place for refugees
JUNE 20th was World Refugee Day. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), millions of people across …
Human rights & American foreign policy
Last week the United States Department of State released its annual human rights report to Congress outlining the state of …
