“I Don’t Want to Change Myself”
Anti-LGBT Conversion Practices, Discrimination, and Violence in Malaysia
Malaysia
Faced with political instability, the Malaysian government has resorted to heavy-handed tactics, investigating, and arbitrarily arresting those critical of the government, pursuing a hardline anti-migrant policy, and threatening enhanced action against LGBT people. Over 179,000 refugees and asylum seekers, mostly from Myanmar, are registered with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), but are not granted legal status and remain unable to work or enroll in government schools. Police abuse of suspects in custody continues to be a serious problem, as does a lack of accountability for such offenses. Malaysia still permits child marriage under both civil and Islamic law.
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Malaysia: State-Backed Discrimination Harms LGBT People
Criminalization, Conversion Practices Threaten Safety, Dignity
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US-ASEAN: Promote Rights, Democracy at Summit
President Biden Should Raise Key Issues with Regional Leaders
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Myanmar: ASEAN’s Failed ‘5-Point Consensus’ a Year On
Key Countries Should Overhaul Approach to Junta’s Atrocities
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How Does Inviting Autocrats to the White House Make Asia More Free?
The upcoming U.S.-ASEAN special summit stands in jarring juxtaposition to last year’s “Summit for Democracy” — to which most ASEAN states didn’t merit an invitation.
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Workers Sue Dyson on Allegations of Forced Labor in Malaysian Supplier
Case Should Drive Scrutiny of Social Audits Industry, Transparency Long Overdue
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Malaysia: Rights Sharply Decline Amid Political Instability
Increased Attacks on Critics of Government, Migrant Workers, LGBT People
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