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Wang Kelian Tragedy - "Secret” Report Exposes Wrongdoing and Official Negligence
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14:35, 19 Oct 2022
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Guest: Patrick Phongsathorn, Human Rights Advocacy Specialist, Fortify Rights
It's been described as crimes against humanity - back in 2015, Malaysian police discovered 139 mass graves in 28 abandoned migrant "prison camps” just over the border from Thailand in Wang Kelian, Perlis, following the discovery of similar graves in Thailand. The victims are believed to be Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshis - victims of mass human trafficking from Myanmar and Bangladesh to Thailand and Malaysia from 2012 to 2015. Human rights NGO Fortify Right and Malaysia's SUHAKAM investigation into the matter found reasonable grounds to believe that a transnational criminal syndicate committed crimes against humanity against these trafficked persons. Though Malaysia set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into the matter, no report was made public, with officials calling it an official state secret - that is, until Fortify Rights revealed that the report recently appeared on the Ministry of Home Affairs website. Among other things, the 211-page RCI report found that the torture and deaths of Rohingya refugees and others in Wang Kelian “should have been prevented by the authorities” and that Malaysian enforcement agencies failed to follow their own standard operating procedures, significantly impacting the quality of their investigation into the situation in Wang Kelian. We find out more from Patrick Phongsathorn, a Human Rights Advocacy Specialist at Fortify Rights about what the report details, and what actions they are calling for.
Image Credit: Twitter/Fortify Rights
Presenter: Juliet Jacobs
Producer: Juliet Jacobs
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Wang Kelian Tragedy - "Secret” Report Exposes Wrongdoing and Official Negligence
16 mins
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14:35, 19 Oct 2022
Guest: Patrick Phongsathorn, Human Rights Advocacy Specialist, Fortify Rights
It's been described as crimes against humanity - back in 2015, Malaysian police discovered 139 mass graves in 28 abandoned migrant "prison camps” just over the border from Thailand in Wang Kelian, Perlis, following the discovery of similar graves in Thailand. The victims are believed to be Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshis - victims of mass human trafficking from Myanmar and Bangladesh to Thailand and Malaysia from 2012 to 2015. Human rights NGO Fortify Right and Malaysia's SUHAKAM investigation into the matter found reasonable grounds to believe that a transnational criminal syndicate committed crimes against humanity against these trafficked persons. Though Malaysia set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into the matter, no report was made public, with officials calling it an official state secret - that is, until Fortify Rights revealed that the report recently appeared on the Ministry of Home Affairs website. Among other things, the 211-page RCI report found that the torture and deaths of Rohingya refugees and others in Wang Kelian “should have been prevented by the authorities” and that Malaysian enforcement agencies failed to follow their own standard operating procedures, significantly impacting the quality of their investigation into the situation in Wang Kelian. We find out more from Patrick Phongsathorn, a Human Rights Advocacy Specialist at Fortify Rights about what the report details, and what actions they are calling for.
Image Credit: Twitter/Fortify Rights
Presenter: Juliet Jacobs
Producer: Juliet Jacobs
#rights4all
wang kelian
royal commission of inquiry
rci
human trafficking
rohingya refugees
crimes against humanity
fortify rights
official secrets act
human rights violations
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