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JUBA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The UN refugee agency UNHCR on Wednesday welcomed South Sudan's accession to two key treaties aimed at eradicating statelessness.
KOTA KINABALU: A comprehensive, Sabah-centric approach is needed to tackle long-standing citizenship issues in the state without marginalising its people, says the legal fraternity.
KUALA LUMPUR: The perennial problem of statelessness has inflicted injustice on thousands of people born in this country and to rectify this, the government should reconsider five of its proposed constitutional amendments, says civil society.
From a GROUP OF ACADEMICIANS, Malaysia
KOTA KINABALU: Genetic ancestry identification or DNA reports should be seriously considered and used in solving statelessness in the country, says Sandakan MP Vivian Wong.
From the STEERING COMMITTEE, CSO Platform for Reform
KUALA LUMPUR: Law to suspend contractual obligations, cheaper face masks and benefits for contract medical staff are among issues to be raised in Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday (Aug 25).
SIBU: While Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s intervention to help Rohana Abdullah obtain citizenship is commended, similar difficulties are face by many people nationwide, says a group of Sarawak-based non-governmental organisations.
PETALING JAYA: A stateless man, who says he was born to a Malaysian mother in an estate in Perak, is asking the government to grant him citizenship.
KOTA KINABALU: Parti Kerjasama Anak Negeri is wary of plans to use the IMM13 immigration pass to resolve Sabah’s long-standing stateless people issue.
PETALING JAYA: Enhanced integrated verification procedures between hospitals and the National Registration Department (NRD) could minimise the risk of fraudulent birth registrations, says a non-governmental organisation.
KOTA KINABALU: The Justice on Wheels initiative is set to expand in Sabah as demand for mobile legal aid surges, particularly in remote areas where citizenship-related cases dominate legal consultations.
A letter from DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES FOR RURAL AREAS (DHRRA) MALAYSIA
Worldwide, millions of stateless people are trapped in a legal limbo. They are often deprived of the most basic rights, exposing them to exploitation, destitution and detention.
One of the reasons why it has been so difficult to tackle statelessness effectively is that there are simply too many different categories of stateless people.
Civil society and experts say the proposed citizenship amendments to the Constitution will worsen statelessness, and that other solutions remain available.
From CHAN QUIN ER Lawyer and MCA Central Committee Member
KOTA KINABALU: Many Sabahan MPs have yet to take a clear stance on the controversial citizenship amendment bills, set to be debated in the Dewan Rakyat later this month.
KOTA KINABALU: Proposed amendments to the Federal Constitution on citizenship threaten Sabah's vulnerable communities particularly stateless people, orphans and those born to permanent residents.
FROM DATUK DR HARTINI ZAINUDIN Child activist and co-founder of Yayasan Chow Kit Kuala Lumpur
