Malaysia will continue to strongly advocate against human rights violations perpetrated on Palestinians and Rohingya, said our Foreign Minister on Friday (Oct 15).
Saifuddin Abdullah said in a statement: “Di persada antarabangsa, Malaysia akan terus membantah sekeras-kerasnya penindasan hak asasi manusia yang dilakukan, antaranya terhadap rakyat Palestin dan Rohingya di Myanmar.”
His Wisma Putra press release however omitted to mention any human rights violations against the Uighurs in Xinjiang.
Malaysia will be a new member of the UN human rights council for 2022 – 2024.
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More than 200,000 Rohingya in M’sia — Saifuddin
Earlier on Oct 6, Saifuddin told Dewan Rakyat that there are more than 200,000 Rohingya presently here in our country.
Saifuddin said also in parliament: “Malaysia mengambil langkah untuk terus mengetengahkan isu pelarian Rohingya dalam perbincangan peringkat serantau mahupun antarabangsa. Di peringkat Asean misalnya, Malaysia adalah negara yang paling konsisten dan lantang mengutarakan tentang isu pelarian Rohingya”.
For the time being however, Malaysia masih belum lagi mengutarakan tentang isu penganiayaan terhadap kaum Uighur, apatah lagi bersuara dengan konsisten dan lantang.
BELOW: Saifuddin defending the Rohingya last week in Dewan Rakyat
Helen Ang 