My concerns are for the undue threat of arrest, actual arrests, and unjust detention (involving caning), against Burmese asylum seekers currently taking refuge in Malaysia. The Malaysian government is disorganised in their operations against illegals, and abusing innocent people in their process of dealing with refugees, asylum seekers, and illegal migrant workers.
The ministry is trying to clear the country of the undocumented illegal migrant workers, who have failed to register under the conveniently confusing and constantly changing 6P Programme, by using the force of Rela (ill-trained citizen volunteer corps), Immigration enforcement officers, and Police.
This planned 'Big Sweep' to eradicate all the 'illegals' that are in Malaysia to work, is directly threatening the Burmese asylum seekers who had been victims of one the most brutal military regimes in history.
The ministry is trying to clear the country of the undocumented illegal migrant workers, who have failed to register under the conveniently confusing and constantly changing 6P Programme, by using the force of Rela (ill-trained citizen volunteer corps), Immigration enforcement officers, and Police.
This planned 'Big Sweep' to eradicate all the 'illegals' that are in Malaysia to work, is directly threatening the Burmese asylum seekers who had been victims of one the most brutal military regimes in history.
The refugees, asylum seekers, should be protected by the registration with UNHCR. However some UNHCR card holders have been arrested and detained in the past couple of weeks.
These asylum seekers and refugees need support from the international community to urge the ministry and UNHCR to cease all raids, hold a confidential and safe biometric registration (which will provide proof of identity) before any more raids or arrests can take place, to stop using ill-trained law enforcement such as Rela, and to accurately and clearly state what is expected from the 6P Programme.
Currently, the registration of the 6P programme will be over on the 10 April after which the threat of raids will heighten once again. However, there was even a raid this morning, February 25, at the Kajang Bus Station in Selangor, that involves unjust arrests.
At least seven detainees, from a raid that happened on December 5, 2011, who are asylum seekers, received the inhumane and unacceptable punishment of caning while in Kajang Jail because they could not provide identification, despite the fact that they have no way to acquire identification. Those detainees have still not been released.
The protection of these people is necessary to prevent constant fear and further harm for those who have already endured and escaped forced labour, physical abuse and torture, religious persecution to the point of ethnic cleansing, and other violations of their basic human rights in Burma.
The protection of these people is necessary to prevent more wasted time and resources for everyone involved. It is the right thing to do our best to assist in stopping this crisis of further injustice on humanity. We must not turn a blind eye to such abuse that is a result of disorganised and negligent government.
Currently, the registration of the 6P programme will be over on the 10 April after which the threat of raids will heighten once again. However, there was even a raid this morning, February 25, at the Kajang Bus Station in Selangor, that involves unjust arrests.
At least seven detainees, from a raid that happened on December 5, 2011, who are asylum seekers, received the inhumane and unacceptable punishment of caning while in Kajang Jail because they could not provide identification, despite the fact that they have no way to acquire identification. Those detainees have still not been released.
The protection of these people is necessary to prevent constant fear and further harm for those who have already endured and escaped forced labour, physical abuse and torture, religious persecution to the point of ethnic cleansing, and other violations of their basic human rights in Burma.
The protection of these people is necessary to prevent more wasted time and resources for everyone involved. It is the right thing to do our best to assist in stopping this crisis of further injustice on humanity. We must not turn a blind eye to such abuse that is a result of disorganised and negligent government.
Source : http://www.malaysiakini/.
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