Counterterrorism and Human Rights Abuses Under Malaysia’s Internal Security Act
This 60-page report documents a pattern of serious abuses against detainees, including beatings, burning with lit cigarettes, and psychological abuse. In addition to suffering from various forms of physical and psychological abuse, detainees held under the Internal Security Act (ISA) have been denied basic due process rights. The Malaysian authorities should allow independent monitors access to the nearly 100 men held under its Internal Security Act—some for nearly three years—on accusations of connections to terrorist groups.
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ISBN: C1607
ISBN: C1607
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- In the Name of Security:
- I. Summary
- II. Background: The ISA in Law and Practice
- III. Human Rights Abuses against ISA Detainees
- IV. Violations of Due Process
- and the Role of the Judiciary under the ISA
- V. U.S.-Malaysia Counterterrorism Cooperation
- VI. Conclusion: The ISAA Blunt, Ineffective Tool
- VII. Recommendations






