More Protections Needed For Trafficking Victims

Dr Haezreena Begum Abdul Hamid, Criminologist and Deputy Dean, Faculty of Law, Universiti Malaya

25-Oct-24 08:45

More Protections Needed For Trafficking Victims

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There have been a spate of human trafficking cases reported of late, most prominently stemming from the GISB probe. How robust is Malaysia's anti-trafficking regime and what are the gaps that need to be addressed? We discuss the situation with Dr Haezreena Begum Abdul Hamid, criminologist at Universiti Malaya.

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar, Adani Binti Mohamad Zaidi, Grace Tan

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar, Keith Kam

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Categories: government, Law/Activism

Tags: human trafficking, GISB, malaysia, anti-trafficking,

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