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Malaysia: A blow to humanity: Torture by judicial caning in Malaysia
Malaysia: A blow to humanity: Torture by judicial caning in Malaysia Available in PDF
March 26, 2011
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Malaysia: Trapped: the exploitation of migrant workers in Malaysia
Malaysia: Trapped: the exploitation of migrant workers in Malaysia
March 26, 2011
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Annual Report: Malaysia 2010
Head of state Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Head of government Najib Tun Razak (replaced Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in April) Death penalty retentionist Population 27.5 million Life expectancy 74.1 years Under-5 mortality (m/f) 12/10 per 1,000 Adult literacy 91.9 per cent Freedom of expression was restricted, with bloggers prosecuted and peaceful demonstrators frequently arrested. At least two people died in police custody. Migrant workers, refugees and asylum-seekers faced arrest, detention, and ill-treatment in detention camps. Malaysia rejected recommendations made under the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to guarantee the right to peaceful assembly, and to ratify the UN…
March 19, 2011