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How can we call ourselves in any way civilised? MK: Dr Anis Salwa Kamarudin of the Health Ministry’s public health division said the cases are linked to certain habits of detainees, such as eating grass and walking around barefooted. “Some of these detainees like to eat grass which grows in the camp (compound),” she said in a [...] The Star: ABOUT 1,300 illegal foreigners have died during detention in the past six years, Malaysia Nanban quoted Malaysian Human Rights (Suhakam) commissioner Datuk N. Siva Subramaniam as saying. He said many of them died in immigration detention centres, prisons and police lockups because they were denied medical treatment at the right time. He proposed that a doctor [...] It’s not easy moving on.. * But I promised both of us I’d do my best not to dwell on it. I’m just glad her dad is feeling better :) (it was due to concussion apparently, not stroke as earlier reported. Whatever it is, I’m just glad for signs of recovery) * Speaking of which though, there are [...] Briefly on the Lenggeng detention center riots (see latest Malaysiakini article). I’ve personally been to these detention centers and can tell you that living there will drive anyone mad. Compound that with the fact that human beings, with lives, families and dignity of their own, are detained there indefinitely. What this means is that for all [...] It’s not because I really like rallies. I find them too hot or too wet, hell to get to, and liable to get me arrested. Been there, done that, wasn’t fun at all. I’ve been reading a lot about the spectrum of responses towards Hindraf, and it’s been really engaging. I’ve searched my soul, and I now know what [...] The Star: Rela members will be trained to take over the full-time running of the country’s 14 immigration depots by the end of this year. This is bullshit. Do you have any idea how bad Rela’s track record of thuggery is? Rela’s history of violent abuse and mistreatment of migrants is infamous, and the subject of international scorn. You’re letting [...] Refugees and other migrants are some of the most invisible, forgotten sufferers in this country. One could go on and on about their terrible plight, but for today, wanted to point you to Fifty Refugees – heart-to-heart interviews with 50 of these human beings done by some friends of mine, to coincide with the country’s [...] |
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