Tag: Migrant Rights
Reintegration: the Forgotten Side of Migration in ASEAN
In fact, the ASEAN Community, specifically its economic pillar called the ASEAN Economic Community, excludes migrant workers from its blueprints to turn ASEAN into a single market and production base.
By Tess Bacalla
MANILA, Apr 29 (Reporting ASEAN) — Marilyn Sakiwat, 55, looked forward to coming home to the Philippines for...
After 30 years in Thailand, a glimmer of hope for refugees from Myanmar
Ta Mla Saw was about seven when she and her family fled from Myanmar troops attacking her village in the country's ethnic Karen region, and crossed the river into Thailand to the safety of refugee camps dotted along the border.
World | Wed May 11, 2016 3:08am EDT Related: WORLD,...
Aung San Suu Kyi’s Cowardly Stance on the Rohingya
What matters is that a woman whose name has been synonymous with human rights for a generation, a woman who showed unflinching courage in the face of despotism, has continued an utterly unacceptable policy of the military rulers she succeeded
THE EDITORIAL BOARD | MAY 9, 2016
The Rohingya are a...
Asean’s shameful silence over Thai rights crisis
Now, the world has changed, and it's Myanmar's turn to do the job.
Supalak Ganjanakhundee
The Nation May 18, 2016 1:00 am
No one in Southeast Asia should expect their civil rights to be protected by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). Six years since it was launched, the Asean Intergovernmental...
Malaysia to accept more Cambodian domestic maids
Malaysia has agreed to allow more Cambodians to work in the country, especially as domestic maids.
June 4, 2016, Saturday
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has agreed to allow more Cambodians to work in the country, especially as domestic maids.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said visiting Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen conveyed...
AICHR seeks human rights-based approach against human trafficking
Indonesian representative to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Dinna Wisnu said it was important to view human trafficking from the perspective of the people who are at risk of being vulnerable to falling victim to traffickers.
Liza Yosephine
The Jakarta Post
Jakarta | September 29, 2016 | 07:44 pm
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Malaysia deports 78 Indonesian workers
“The 78 migrant workers arrived in Entikong on Friday at around 4 p.m. from the Indonesian Consulate General in Kuching, Malaysia,” Entikong Police chief Adj. Comr. Kartyana said on Saturday as quoted by Antara news agency.
News Desk - The Jakarta Post
Jakarta | Sat, October 22, 2016 | 06:20 pm
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Malaysia to Summon Burmese Ambassador as Protests Mount Over Treatment of Rohingya
Malaysia will summon Myanmar’s ambassador over the crackdown on Rohingya Muslims in northwestern Arakan State, it said on Friday, as protesters across Southeast Asia demonstrated against the rising violence.
By Reuters 25 November 2016
KUALA LUMPUR & DHAKA – Malaysia will summon Myanmar’s ambassador over the crackdown on Rohingya Muslims in...
ANNI Statement: Burma/Myanmar Must Protect Human Rights for All and Ensure Independent Investigations into Alleged Violations in Rakhine State
ANNI), together with its member, Progressive Voice, is deeply concerned over the human rights situation in Rakhine State of Burma/Myanmar.
(Bangkok, 27 November 2016) – The Asian NGO Network on National Human Rights Institutions (ANNI), together with its member, Progressive Voice, is deeply concerned over the human rights situation in...
Indonesians Protest at Myanmar Embassy Over Rohingya Cause
Hundreds of Indonesians, angered over the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, protested Thursday outside the Myanmar Embassy in the Indonesian capital.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSNOV. 24, 2016, 4:30 A.M. E.S.T.
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Hundreds of Indonesians, angered over the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, protested Thursday outside the Myanmar...
