Tag: Migrant Rights
Myanmar’s Rohingya conflict ‘more economic than religious’
The general perception about Myanmar's Rohingya conflict is that it is a religious issue. Analyst Siegfried O. Wolf, however, believes the crisis is more politically and economically driven.
Date 04.06.2015
Author Interview: Shamil Shams
DW: Could there be a domestic solution to the Rohingya conflict in Myanmar? What are the impediments to...
Ranong revealed as longtime hub for the trafficking of Rohingya
"That's the place where we intercepted a large boat carrying 295 Rohingya and Bangladeshis, including seven Rohingya traffickers, last November," said Santaya Kaewsri, the assistant district officer at Kapoe in Ranong, pointing his finger to the Andaman waters between two hills not far from a pier.
Shamim Ashraf
The Daily Star
June...
NHRC gets list of 598 ‘trafficking victims’
A Malaysia-based NGO today handed over a list of 598 trace-less Bangladeshi trafficking victims to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today for investigation and taking steps to bring them back home.
06:02 PM, June 14, 2015 / LAST MODIFIED: 07:39 PM, June 14, 2015
Star Online Report
A Malaysia-based NGO today...
More foreign workers seek help over wage woes
Aw Cheng Wei
Sunday, Jun 14, 2015
More foreign workers are seeking help with salary disputes, new figures show - and more effort has been spent reaching out to them.
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has revealed to The Sunday Times that around 4,500 foreign workers sought its help to resolve such...
Can you tell the difference between a refugee and an illegal immigrant?
Malaysians’ inability to differentiate between refugees and illegal immigrants was clouding the the recent crisis on human trafficking and boat people, human rights advocates said during a forum last night.
BY YAP TZU GING
Tuesday June 16, 2015
10:21 AM GMT+8
KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 ― Malaysians’ inability to differentiate between refugees and...
Despite IOM Deal, Residency Eludes Refugees
When the International Organization for Migration (IOM) agreed to help Cambodia with a controversial refugee resettlement plan earlier this year, it did so on the condition that the government furnish the refugees already in the country with the paperwork they need to find employment.
By Zsombor Peter | June 17,...
About Rohingya, Komnas HAM: Invite Myanmar Buddhist to speak
Deputy Chairman of National Commission of Human Rights (Komnas HAM) Anshori Sinungan hoped Indonesian Buddhists to speak with Myanmar Buddhist. He believed there was no teaching of ordering people to do inhuman acts.
Sunday, 14 June 2015, 21:33 WIB
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Deputy Chairman of National Commission of Human Rights (Komnas...
Asean member countries urged to protect migrant workers
Indonesia has called on other Asean member countries, especially Malaysia and Singapore, to enhance regional cooperation and coordination to provide protection for migrant workers in the region.
Ridwan Max Sijabat
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Asia News Network June 12, 2015 3:45 pm
Indonesia has called on other Asean member countries, especially Malaysia and...
Why is no one helping Myanmar’s Rohingya?
Myanmar is currently in the throes of a massive humanitarian crisis. Thousands of ethnic Rohingya are fleeing persecution. Boarding overcrowded boats (and often enduring horrific conditions), they’re going to countries scarcely able to help them — or in some cases, frankly, not interested in helping them.
How did this happen?
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‘Migration is the symptom’ of despair: UN rights chief
The multitude of migration crises facing the world are symptoms of a long line of brutal conflicts and rights violations, the UN rights chief said Monday.
By Afp
Published: 06:48 EST, 15 June 2015 | Updated: 06:49 EST, 15 June 2015
The multitude of migration crises facing the world are symptoms of...
