VOCR
24 July ,2009, Malaysia

OPI department from UNHCR office, Malaysia visited two immigration camps where Burmese refugees are being detained within this week. On 20, 07, 2009 the OPI team from UNHCR office visited to Penang Juru camp where more than 500 Burmese refugees and migrant workers are being detained. They met more than hundred of detainees and less than 50% was registered. According to one detainee, there are approximately, six Chin refugees who are in the camp and maybe the number of Chin detainees are considered to be more than UNHCR record. Two of them are women and both of them are recognized as person of concerned refugees but the four male detainees had not been registered with UNHCR. On 22-07-2009 UNHCR also intervened with the authority and about 72 detainees were released from Land Kap camp. As all male detainees arrested with Immigration Act were transferred to KLIA camp and some chin female are still remained in Semenyih camp. Amnesty international from London visited to KLIA camp today and they helped some basic needs of detainees. Some analyst described that it was the out come of US senate foreign relationship committee report on human trafficking, as US government enlisted Malaysia on tier three, Malaysian authority became alter on human trafficking syndicates Which was secretly run by immigration officers for their own benefit. Recently more than nine immigration officers were arrested for involving with human trafficking syndicates. Currently South East Asian Association (ASEAN) meeting is being held in Thailand and Secretary of State Mrs. Cliton, recent express on Burma issue was widely publicized in local news papers. But authorities’ treatments on detainees are not improving.