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Rights Groups Urge Govt To Stop Spending Tax Payers' Money On LGBT 'Conversion' Programmes
According to Human Rights Watch and Justice for Sisters, government officials have fostered a hostile climate in which LGBT and gender-diverse people face discrimination and punishment because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
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M'sia Govt Agrees To Abolish Death Penalty & Substitute It With Alternative Punishments
Capital punishment will be substituted with other sentences at the discretion of the judges.
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Rohingya Detainee Escaped Immigration Depot Because He Didn't Want To Be Beaten Up
During the breakout on Wednesday, 20 April, six escapees were killed in a road accident, which caused the driver in his mid-50s to be in shock.
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"I Had To Run Away" – Sajat Shares With BBC The Reality She Faced As A Transperson In MY
While she misses her children, Nur Sajat has been encouraged to share her experience as a transwoman with the world. She said she will appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in January next year.
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Bukit Aman To Seek Australia's Assistance To Bring Nur Sajat Back To Malaysia
Bukit Aman CID director Abd Jalil Hassan has also urged the 36-year-old cosmetics entrepreneur to return home so she can help shed more light on the allegations that she was assaulted and molested by JAIS officers.
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Nur Sajat Has Been Granted Asylum In Australia
The 36-year-old said she chose Australia to seek asylum from Malaysia as the country accepts "Sajat and Sajat is free"
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Malaysia Wins A Seat On The UN Human Rights Council
Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said that Malaysia won one of the 18 seats in the UNHRC with 183 votes for the 2022 to 2024 term.
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#LeaveSajatAlone: 7 Things To Know About The Entrepreneur Being Hunted By The M'sian Govt
The Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS) had in the past deployed 122 officers to find and arrest businesswoman Nur Sajat.
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Police Raid Klang Eatery For Paying Workers RM10 A Day And Trapping Them After Hours
The workers, who were initially promised a salary of RM1,500 would also be punished with pay cuts if they were found eating food with side dishes at work.
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Pope Francis Endorses Same-Sex Civil Unions In His Latest Documentary
"Who am I to judge?" he once said in a 2013 interview.
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DBKL Explains Market Ban On Foreigners After Human Rights Groups Express Concern
The ban, which restricts foreigners and refugees from entering the wholesale market, has sparked mixed reactions from several individuals and organisations.
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Amidst Starvation And COVID-19: Why The Rohingya Are Still Risking Dangerous Sea Crossings
The Rohingya — rendered stateless — have been victims of crimes that constitute genocide. The response to the COVID-19 pandemic should not be an excuse to block them from landing safely and seeking asylum.
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