|
|||||
|
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 [...] 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 [...] A lawyer friend of mine is tabling a motion to abolish whipping as a form of punishment – focusing especially on the abuse of migrants. Do have a look at the reasoning used in the motion (reproduced below), and the gory descriptions of inhumane cruelty used as examples. MOTION FOR THE ABOLITION OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT OF WHIPPING Whereas:- 1. [...] DS Radzi Sheikh Ahmad on MyKad contest withdrawal: Asked whether the government was not afraid to be labelled a liar for calling off the lucky draws, Radzi said: “We do not lie. We just ask the public to forget about it.“ o_O ?!?! He also goes on in the most typically shameful fashion imaginable to place all the [...] Home Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Radzi Sheikh Ahmad says the UNHCR is getting in the way of immigration doing its duties. I’m not one to blindly defend UN agencies, but if it weren’t for the UNHCR and other NGOs, I wouldn’t be surprised if we ended up exploiting and torturing migrants and assylum seekers. The guy also [...] Fear not! jelas.info’s 2007 mission has not been (completely) hijacked by pictures of cute little soft toys… (if only.. :) Let’s start the year with a ‘Sokong!’ for a NST columnist writing on a divisive subject. I’ve disagreed with En. Zainul before, but I reckon his latest column very much reflects my own thoughts on what [...] Geramnya!! Deputy Internal Security Minister Datuk Mohd Johari Baharum dares to say snatch thefts are the public’s fault!! The freakin’ public’s fault?!?! Tell that to the families of people who’ve died from these robberies. THE public is partly to be blamed for snatch thefts, said Deputy Internal Security Minister Datuk Mohd Johari Baharum. He said snatch thefts usually [...] “Maid abuse? What maid abuse?.. Where’s your evidence?? One or two cases onlylah, don’t talk nonsense..” That’s basically the shameful attitude of Deputy Home Minister Datuk Tan Chai Ho (see NST and Malaysiakini), when faced with allegations that this is a widespread problem in Malaysia. What is our government’s obsession with insisting that problems in Malaysia are [...] |
Help resist the clampdown on the truth! |
 
A quick list of my articles at The Malaysian Insider |
|||
|
Copyright © 2010 jelas.info - All Rights Reserved |
|||||