Tag: Migrant Rights
Thailand: Release Dozens of Asylum Seekers
Thai authorities should release 64 asylum seekers detained in a recent raid who are being held in immigration detention, Human Rights Watch said today. The asylum seekers – including 7 children – are from Pakistan and Somalia, and possess “person of concern” documents issued by the United Nations refugee...
Better regard for migrants needed: Experts
Migrant workers are "not commodities". and must be treated with humanity, say panelists on Channel NewsAsia's Perspectives.
By Samantha Yap
POSTED: 26 Sep 2015 04:28 UPDATED: 26 Sep 2015 04:29
SINGAPORE: With the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) on the horizon, a focus on building a positive image of migrant worker contributions is...
Citizen Journalist film on undocumented illegal immigrant wins award
Citizen Journalist Marcel Simok’s short documentary titled Living in Drains picked up the best short film award at the recently concluded Freedom Film Festival.
Posted on 25 September 2015 by Gana Prakash
Citizen Journalist Marcel Simok’s short documentary titled Living in Drains picked up the best short film award at the...
Thai navy commander charged with trafficking: report
Thai commander among four charged with taking bribes not to apprehend boats of Muslim migrants seeking to land on Thailand's Andaman coast
21.09.2015
BANGKOK
A Thai navy commander has been charged with human trafficking after he was accused of accepting bribes to turn a blind eye to the smuggling of Muslim Rohingya...
Tackling Child Sex Trafficking in Cambodia
Today marks the UN's World Day against Trafficking in Persons. It's a noble day dedicated to a noble cause, to be sure, but what does it really mean to be "against trafficking?" We can talk about how wrong it is to buy and sell young girls and boys to...
Cambodian Authorities Assist 14 Montagnards Who Requested Return to Vietnam
Officials in northeastern Cambodia’s Ratanakiri province on Friday assisted 14 ethnic Montagnards who asked to be repatriated across the border to Vietnam after they left Thailand, citing financial hardship because they were unable to find work.
2015-07-31
Officials in northeastern Cambodia’s Ratanakiri province on Friday assisted 14 ethnic Montagnards who asked...
Plantation workers in Malaysia abused reports WSJ
Malaysia ranks unfavourably in US’ Trafficking of Persons Report, 2014.
FMT Reporters | July 27, 2015
KUALA LUMPUR: Unsuspecting migrant workers brought in by human traffickers are being used as labourers in certain palm oil plantations in Malaysia, producer of 40 per cent of the world’s palm oil supply, the Wall...
Government girds for TIP rating
Critics suspect political agenda to tarnish Thailand despite progress in trafficking fight
27 Jul 2015 at 03:28 2,787 viewed8 comments NEWSPAPER SECTION: NEWS | WRITER: CHANANTHORN KAMJAN
The long wait for the US State Department's 2015 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report will end Monday when Secretary of State John Kerry releases...
Mapped: How the world is tackling human trafficking
United States accuses Russia and Thailand of failing to tackle human trafficking in new report
By David Lawler, Jessica Winch and agencies | 12:30PM BST 29 Jul 2015
The United States has accused Russia and Thailand of failing to tackle human trafficking in a new report, while praising progress in Malaysia...
U.S. drops Cuba and Malaysia from human trafficking blacklist
Human rights advocates on Monday accused the State Department of making political calculations when it upgraded Malaysia and Cuba in the annual ranking of where countries stand in combating human trafficking.
By Carol Morello July 27
Human rights advocates on Monday accused the State Department of making political calculations when it...
