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Immigration Detention Centres Under Scrutiny

Dato' Sri M. Ramachelvam, Co-Chairperson, Bar Council Migrant & Refugees Committee (MRC)

18-Oct-24 07:45

Immigration Detention Centres Under Scrutiny

A report by the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) revealed abuse and poor infrastructure at the Bidor detention centre in contravention of national and international standards. What action needs to be taken to improve the safety and living conditions at these detention centres? We discuss the urgently needed reforms with Dato’ Sri M. Ramachelvam, Co-Chairperson of the Bar Council Migrant & Refugees Committee.

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Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Philip See, Wong Shou Ning


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Categories:  government,  Law/Activism

Tags:  malaysia,  immigration,  detention centres, 


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