1/ WHAT DOES TORTURE IN MALAYSIA LOOK LIKE?
*CW: graphic descriptions of violence & torture

Many people might not initially associate torture with the Malaysian state. Yet, scratch underneath the surface, and you’ll find that torture is widespread.
#DontLookAway
#EndTortureNow Former Internal Security Act (ISA) detainee Abdul Malek Hussin described his experience being tortured, including beating until he fell unconscious and sexual abuse. Malek’s testimony is consistent with the experience of many other former ISA detainees.

malaysiakini.com/news/73767

1/ THREAD: THE CASE OF ADELINA LISAO.

In 2018, Indonesian domestic worker Adelina Lisao died from multiple organ failure shortly after rescue from her employer's home in Penang.

3 days ago, the Court of Appeal upheld a High Court decision to acquit her employer Ambika MA Shan 2/ Adelina Lisao was from Kupang, in East Nusa Tenggara – the third poorest province in Indonesia. In 2015, she was employed by Ambika MA Shan in 2015 and worked for Ambika and her family in Bukit Mertajam, Penang.

One of the demands of the union was to ask for an annual salary increment. Their salary is minimum wage (previously RM1100, now RM1200), and stays the same throughout their career, regardless of working experience.

#CleanerJugaFrontliner

https://twitter.com/AmnestyMy/status/1303211099827834880

But in a country where cost of living is high and rising, this isn't enough for cleaners to support their families.

"Gaji amat penting bagi kaum pekerja bawahan seperti saya. Kalau ada penambahan gaji, dapat membantu, menambah pendapatan keluarga."

[BREAKING] UPDATE: HOSPITAL CLEANERS ACTION

Please send all new letters to the ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Send a letter now: amnesty.org/en/get-involve…

(Send a letter even if you participated in the previous action.) In the previous court appearance on 28 August, it was decided that the AG will make a decision on September 18 about whether to drop charges or to continue pursuing charges.

Read more here: amnesty.my/2020/09/03/urg…

1/ "KALAU KITA SENYAP, KITA TAK AKAN DAPAT HAK KITA."

Sebagai pekerja kontrak, pekerja pembersihan sering dibayar gaji minimum (RM1,200), dan tidak menerima kenaikan gaji tahunan atau apa-apa faedah lain termasuk kontrak tetap, cuti umum berbayar 15 hari cuti tahunan dan bonus. 2/ Satu pekerja yang kami bertemu telah berkerja selama 20 tahun sebagai pekerja pembersihan. Gaji dia hanya RM1200 sebulan. Manfaatnya semakin kurang setiap tahun – contohnya, manfaat kesihatan telah dikurangkan dari RM1,200 ke RM200.

1/ "KALAU KITA SENYAP, KITA TAK AKAN DAPAT HAK KITA."

As contract workers, cleaners are often paid the min. wage (RM1,200), don't receive annual pay rises or benefits like permanent contracts, 15 days of paid public holidays, annual leave, bonuses, retrenchment compensation. 2/ One worker we spoke to had been a cleaner for over 20 years. Her salary was RM1200. Her benefits had actually reduced over the course of her career -- a health benefit from RM1,200 to RM200, for example.

"Dari mana kita boleh mintak hak kita?" she asked.

1/ ARE THAI ACTIVISTS BEING ABDUCTED?

At 4:30PM on June 4, Wanchalearm Satsaksit, an activist in exile, was on the phone w/ his sister. "I can't breathe," he said & the line was abruptly cut.

Security camera footage reportedly shows a black SUV departing his condo around then 2/ A known dissident, Wanchalearm often exercised his right to freedom of expression online. He faces charges of sedition in Thailand & Thai authorities issued a warrant for his arrest in 2018. Thai authorities allegedly requested his extradition from Cambodia in the past.

[TERIKINI]

TINDAKAN SEGERA: Kami meminta Menteri Dalam Negeri untuk menggugurkan kesemua semua tuduhan terhadap 5 aktivis yang didakwa mengikuti suatu piket secara aman yang diadakan terhadap sebuah syarikat perkhidmatan pembersihan hospital.

amnesty.my/2020/07/10/tin… Pada 2 Jun, polis Malaysia menyuraikan suatu piket secara aman yang diadakan terhadap sebuah syarikat perkhidmatan pembersihan hospital. Antara aduan pekerja termasuklah dakwaan perlakuan tidak adil terhadap anggota kesatuan oleh syarikat, & PPE yang tidak mencukupi untuk pekerja

[BREAKING]

URGENT ACTION: Tell the Minister of Home Affairs to drop all charges against activists charged following a peaceful picket against hospital cleaning services company.

What you can do. A thread.

(Read more here amnesty.my/2020/07/09/urg…) On 2 June, police dispersed a peaceful picket of cleaners & activists. Workers’ complaints included alleged unfair treatment of union members & what was then insufficient PPE for cleaners.

5 activists were arrested, remanded overnight, & charged for "unauthorised gathering."

We’re calling on the Malaysian government to seize a historic opportunity to implement much-needed police reforms and finally establish the IPCMC first envisioned 15 years ago. #IPCMCNOW

Let's answer some basic questions about it.

First off: what is the IPCMC anyway? IPCMC stands for the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission. Here's some history about its recommendation, initially put forward 15 years ago.

Why is Malaysia sending 269 Rohingya people, including 49 children, back to the sea and potentially to their deaths? This is not a game of ping-pong. This is a matter of life and death. #MigranJugaManusia #DontPushBoatsBack @IsmailSabri60 @MINDEFMalaysia @imigresenmy @KP_JIM nytimes.com/reuters/2020/0…

Know your rights during the COVID-19 crisis. Everyone has the right to be free from non-consensual medical treatment; the right to access preventive care, goods and services; the right to prevention, treatment and control of diseases

#NowhereFeelsSafe
Despite fearing possible retaliation against themselves or their relatives in #Xinjiang, #Uyghurs living overseas have bravely shared with @amnesty their experiences of intimidation by #China. Read their stories and take action now:

amnesty.org/en/get-involve… #China
extends its crackdown in #Xinjiang
beyond its borders and intimidates #Uyghurs, #Kazakhs and others overseas. All countries hosting members of the
#Uyghur diaspora should take measures to protect them.
#NowhereFeelsSafe

In December 2017, Guligeina Tashimaimaiti, a Uyghur PhD student at the University of Technology in Malaysia, returned to her hometown in China.

She was never seen again.

What happened to Guligeina? (thread)

amnesty.my/urgent-action-… Guligeina had just finished her master’s thesis at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (University of Technology, Malaysia, or UTM), and her PhD application had just been accepted by the university.

She was a star student and had graduated with honors.

New @amnesty research shows there are at least 128 prisoners of conscience in Viet Nam, making its government the most repressive regime in Southeast Asia in term of jailing peaceful activists, human rights defenders, bloggers, and journalists.

amnesty.org/en/latest/news… We call on the Vietnamese government to release all prisoners of conscience immediately and unconditionally.

Click on the link to see the full list of prisoners of conscience in Viet Nam. amnesty.org/en/documents/a…

In 2018, the number of people executed around the world fell from at least 993 in 2017, to at least 690. This dramatic fall proves that even the most unlikely countries are starting to change their ways. But we must continue the fight to end the #DeathPenalty, in ALL cases, without exception.

Powerful politicians and media might make you think that richer countries are doing more than enough to help people fleeing war and persecution. But the real picture looks very different. amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/… Lower and middle-income countries are doing much more than their fair share: 84% of the world’s refugees lives in developing nations. amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/…

In 2016: 2 countries abolished the death penalty, Benin and Nauru, Thailand abolished mandatory death penalty for sale of drugs #goodnews 1032 people were executed in 23 countries in.2016 #Amnesty #deathpenaltyreport