‘WE MAKE OUR WORLD’ HIGHLIGHTS: VIEW THE FULL PROGRAM ITINERARY HERE: PRESS RELEASE: HUMAN RIGHTS TAKES CENTRE STAGE AT AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MALAYSIA’S ‘WE MAKE OUR WORLD’ FESTIVAL WRITE FOR RIGHTS 2023
20 0ctober 2023 As Israeli forces continue to intensify their cataclysmic assault on the occupied Gaza Strip, Amnesty International has documented unlawful Israeli attacks, including indiscriminate attacks, which caused mass civilian casualties and must be investigated as war crimes. The...
Malaysia: Strides and Setbacks Submission to the 45th Session of the UPR Working Group, January-February 2024 This submission was prepared for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Malaysia in January-February 2024. In it, Amnesty International evaluates the implementation of its recommendations...
MALAYSIA: KEMAJUAN DAN KEMUNDURANPENYERTAAN PADA SESI KE-45 KUMPULAN KERJA UPRJANUARI – FEBRUARI 2024 Laporan ringkas ini disediakan untuk Penilaian Berkala Sejagat (UPR) Malaysia pada Januari-Februari 2024. Di dalamnya, Amnesty International menilai pelaksanaan syor yang dibuat kepada...
Malaysia: Myanmar Refugee Activist and Family Still Missing a Month After Suspected Enforced Disappearance The authorities of Malaysia must urgently exhaust all efforts to ascertain the whereabouts and ensure the safety of Myanmar refugee and activist Thuzar Maung and her family, who have been...
Open Letter to ASEAN Chairperson 24 April 2023 ASEAN leaders must take urgent action to ensure the release of all individuals unlawfully detained by the Myanmar military and establish a clear timeline for ASEAN’s implementation of the Five-Point Consensus. In this open letter to ASEAN,...
Amnesty International MalaysiaPress Statement 23 February 2023 On the two-year anniversary of the forced deportation of 1,086 people from Myanmar, Amnesty International Malaysia condemns the Malaysian government’s continued efforts to deport people from Myanmar, including children....
Amnesty International Malaysia & Asylum Access MalaysiaJoint Media Quote13 December 2022 Responding to the decision by the Kuala Lumpur High Court to lift the stay of deportation of 114 people from Myanmar, Katrina Jorene Maliamauv, Executive Director of Amnesty International Malaysia...
The Malaysian government must immediately halt all forced deportations of people from Myanmar and ensure they are given the opportunity to claim asylum, Amnesty International urged today. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) should also be given access to all persons in immigration...
The Workshop In collaboration with UnRepresented:KL, Amnesty International Malaysia is running a 4-week writing workshop exploring themes of human rights, migration, and less heard (thus “unrepresented”) narratives. We are on the lookout for both emerging and established writers of diverse...
Media Statement 20 April 2022 DEATHS OF SIX DETAINEES AT SUNGAI BAKAP Responding to media reports of an incident at the Sungai Bakap temporary immigration detention centre that has resulted in the death of six detainees, Katrina Jorene Maliamauv, executive director of Amnesty International Malaysia...
Op-ed for World Refugee DayBy Katrina Jorene Maliamauv, Executive Director, Amnesty International Malaysia 19 June 2021 A mother has died. A mother has died, and her death is a footnote in a story of broken engines, borders and body counts. On 8th June 2020, a boat that was adrift in open,...