Tag: Migrant Rights
Mystery over 176 missing from people trafficker’s boat from Bangladesh
Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of 176 people, including three women, who were on a people trafficker's boat that left Bangladesh.
October 16, 2014 - 7:55PM | Lindsay Murdoch
BANGKOK: Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of 176 people, including three women, who were on a people trafficker's boat that left Bangladesh.
There are fears...
Protecting victims’ rights the key to human trafficking Bill’s success: Activists
The Bill in its current form is "prosecution and prevention-centric" and does not take into account the rights of trafficking victims, campaigners said on the sidelines of the StopTraffickingSG Campaign press conference.
By Monica Kotwani
POSTED: 21 Oct 2014 15:26
UPDATED: 21 Oct 2014 23:32
SINGAPORE: The number of human trafficking victims in...
Cambodians launch fresh rally against Aussie refugee deal
More than 100 human rights activists, youths and Buddhist monks marched on streets here on Friday in the latest round of protests against a refugee deal that Cambodia signed with Australia last month.
Oct 17,2014
PHNOM PENH, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- More than 100 human rights activists, youths and Buddhist monks...
Thailand jungles face modern slavery
Dozens of Bangladeshis shipped into Thailand in order to be sold as slaves have been rescued from a jungle in the Southeast Asian country.
Sat Oct 18, 2014 11:27AM
Dozens of Bangladeshis shipped into Thailand in order to be sold as slaves have been rescued from a jungle in the Southeast...
Cambodians protest Australia refugee deal
Students, unions and non-government organisations in Cambodia are mounting a campaign to oppose the federal government’s refugee deal with Australia.
By Greg Dyett | 17 Oct 2014 - 6:28 PM | UPDATED 17 Oct 2014 - 6:35 PM
More than 1,000 Cambodians including monks, students, victims of land eviction and representatives...
Bar Council urges Government to extend legal aid to all refugees
The Bar Council has urged the Government to extend legal aid to all refugees, asylum seekers and undocumented migrants.
Published: Saturday October 18, 2014 MYT 8:39:00 AM
Updated: Saturday October 18, 2014 MYT 8:41:58 AM
by Rashvinjeet S. Bedi
KUALA LUMPUR: The Bar Council has urged the Government to extend legal aid to...
Australia needs to talk human rights issues with Indonesia
Prime Minister Tony Abbott had the opportunity to restart his "more Jakarta, less Geneva" foreign policy when he attended the inauguration of Indonesia's new president, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo yesterday. Abbott now also has a rare and vital opening to engage on human rights issues.
October 21, 2014
Author(s): Andreas Harsono
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Are undocumented migrants the sole cause of disease spread in Malaysia?
The government and the MMA could curb the spread of contagious diseases by opening up accessibility to medical treatment and health care for all, without discrimination, says Angeline Loh.
by Angeline Loh · 23 October 2014
In late September, the Malaysian Medical Association expressed its worry over the ‘rise in infectious...
Health protection for Indonesians abroad
Therefore, Indonesian migrant workers, professionals, students, or civil servants overseas may not automatically be covered by the law.
Hernawan Bagaskoro Abid, Jakarta | Opinion | Thu, October 23 2014, 9:24 AM
During his presidential campaign, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo repeatedly raised concerns about health protection for Indonesians. He raised the concept...
Number of Rohingya fleeing Myanmar tops 100,000
A growing sense of desperation is fueling a mass exodus of Rohingya Muslims from western Myanmar, with the number who have fled by boat since communal violence broke out two years ago now topping 100,000, a leading expert said Saturday.
Oct 25, 10:31 AM EDT | By ROBIN McDOWELL |...
