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31 July, 2009

Caning Punishment - Malaysia

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT
MALAYSIA - Malaysia must immediately stop caning people, a punishment widely used against immigration offenses, Amnesty International said today. Malaysian authorities caned at least 34,923 migrants between 2002 and 2008, according to prison department records aired in parliament last week. Caning is a form of cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment, prohibited under international human rights law. The practice is humiliating, and causes such pain that people have reportedly fainted. Those caned often carry scars, psychological as well as physical, for years. The severity of the pain and suffering often means that whipping is in fact a form of torture.
Since amendments to the country's Immigration Act came into force in 2002, 47,914 migrants have been sentenced to caning for immigration offences.
Amnesty International urges the Malaysian government to rid the country of this cruel punishment. Whipping someone with a cane is cruel, inhuman and degrading and international standards make clear that such treatment constitutes torture.
According to government records, the majority of those caned were Indonesians (60.2%), with the rest coming from the Philippines (14.1%), Myanmar (13.9%), Bangladesh (3.6%), Thailand (2.8%) and 5.4 percent from others countries, including India and Nepal.
Amnesty International is concerned that in addition to undocumented workers, documented workers whose passports have been withheld by their employers, asylum seekers and refugees are also at risk of being caned.
Amnesty International calls on the Malaysian authorities to repeal all laws providing for whipping and all other forms of corporal punishment. Malaysia should ratify relevant human rights treaties, and in particular the Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the Migrant Workers' Convention.
Background. The first caning sentences were imposed under tough anti-immigration law amendments in 2002. The amendments to the country's Immigration Act impose mandatory whipping of up to six strokes of the cane, fines and up to five years imprisonment for foreigners who are in Malaysia illegally.
Undocumented workers are often ignorant of procedures and are themselves often victims of deceit at the hands of migrant worker traffickers or unscrupulous employers. Malaysians and others who employ more than five undocumented workers are now also liable to mandatory whipping and up to five years in jail.
Caning is used in Malaysia as a supplementary punishment for at least 40 crimes even though it contravenes international human rights standards.
Malaysia depends largely on migrant labour in a number of its industries and is currently that largest receiving country of migrant labour in South East Asia. Following recent reports that numerous Indonesian maids were being abused in Malaysia, Indonesian labour minister Erman Suparno said on the 25thJune that his country would stop sending domestic helpers to Malaysia. Public Document
For more information please call Amnesty International's press office in London, UK, on +44 20 7413 5566 or email: press@amnesty.org
International Secretariat, Amnesty International, 1 Easton St., London WC1X 0DW, UK www.amnesty.org
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30 July, 2009

IIT Bombay Piping Engineering

IIT Bombay's Certificate Course on Piping Engineering - Online Version
DUBAI - Online Certificate course on Piping Engineering' has been launched. Duration of the course is 2 months, Exams at different centres across the globe. The listed price is USD 2000/- . Now currently they are offering a discount of 70% and the fees payable would be USD 600/-. This is for all those who register on or before 7th August,2009 only. For free course brochure and other details contact address 'Piping Engineering Cell', IIT Bombay. Ph: +91 - 9930980980/9920949937 Email:gvkshmi@iitb.ac.in web: http://www.cepglobe.com/. Click here to Read more!

DubaiSat-1

UAE's first government satellite
Kazakhstan - The UAE's first government satellite, DubaiSat-1, is in orbit after a successful launch from Kazakhstan last night.It was an absolutely seamless launch, Audrey Nice, spokesperson for Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL), who was involved in the launch, told the National.The rocket lifted off at 00.46 [local time]. Everything went according to plan. All the satellites separated successfully and they are all currently in orbit.According to the report, the satellites' satellites' receiver stations will now make contact with them and images can be back to Dubai from space.DubaiSat-1, which has cost Dhs184m ($50m) to develop and is about a metre long, will be used to take detailed photographs of the region for use in urban planning and disaster relief.Experts told the paper that because of DubaiSat-1's low altitude orbit people should be able to see it without a telescope. It will look like a moving star, they said.
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Sharjah's Decency Law

No exceptions in Sharjah's Decency Law By Bassma Al Jandaly
SHARJAH - The new Decency Law will make no exceptions whatsoever for women of any nationality wearing "indecent dresses that expose the stomach and back, short clothing
above the knees, and tight, transparent clothing that describes the body", said a senior police officer.
"We have begun implementing the new law throughout the emirate since September 26 according to the directions of His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah," said the officer.
Any revealing clothes worn by women will be considered a violation of the new law, whether they are saris or any other types of clothes.
"The traditional sari can be worn in a way to cover the whole body, stomach and back. It is an Indian traditional dress, but can be worn properly so that it is considered decent. It should cover the stomach and back. All traditional dresses of all countries must be worn in this decent way," said the officer.
The new rules and objectives, he added, are aimed at protecting public values and decency and providing a peaceful atmosphere for residents and tourists in accordance with the UAE Federal Constitution.
"Sharjah Police personnel have been instructed to implement the new rules and objectives in a civilised manner by giving advice to offenders first and helping people understand what is decency and what the new rules are all about.
"Offenders who fail to respond positively will be penalised. They can be deprived of public service until they respect the rules," said the officer.
Regarding annoying or disturbing others, the officer said the police would make sure no acts of vulgarity, indecent noises and harassment are allowed in the emirate.
"With regard to the continuous barking of dogs, or noises at construction sites in the early hours, these have been included by other civil laws that protect public security and safety," said the officer, adding that the local authorities concerned are implementing such laws and responding to any complaints filed by citizens.
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29 July, 2009

H1N1 Virus UAE

No H1N1 virus-free certificates required: ministry
ABU DHABI - The Ministry of Health has denied that it demanded H1N1 virus-free health certificates from expatriates returning to work in the UAE.
Dr. Ali Bin Shukur, the Director General of the Ministry of Health and head of the technical health committee said on Tuesday that the supreme supervising committee had not issued any decision to ask returning expatriates for health certificates to prove that they are not infected with the H1N1 virus. Shukur added that the news was completely false.
He emphasized that the committee presided by Dr. Hanif Hassan, the Minister of Health, abides by the standards and criteria set by the International Health Organization for combating the H1N1 virus.
Shukur also said that the committee has not taken any decision to install cameras in malls around the UAE, and that this issue has not been on the schedules of the supreme committee nor the technical health committee.
He added that the specialised departments in the UAE are studying the implementation of an awareness campaign in cooperation with other departments around the country, especially the Ministry of Education and the Islamic Affairs Authority.
He said that the Ministry of Health deals in complete transparency in all matters related to the H1N1 virus infections, because of its keenness to preserve the safety and health of the community.
The ministry is updating the public with the latest developments through weekly communiqués every Monday or through the television or radio interviews which the concerned officials conduct with the media in the country, he said.
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25 July, 2009

Unscrupulous Agents

Toll Free Number to Check on Unscrupulous Agents
ABU DHABI — In a bid to check unscrupulous agents, the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MoOIA) has set up an Overseas Workers Resource Centre in India. Through the centre, Indians who reside overseas, or in India, can lodge their complaints through international toll free numbers and receive information on emigration procedures. The international toll free number is 800 091 202 53 for those residing in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. This toll free number can be reached 24/7 from these three countries, a statement from Indian embassy in Abu Dhabi said. MoOIA has taken measures to educate emigrants, particularly the vulnerable category, about emigration procedures, the risks involved in irregular migration and the precautions to be taken while seeking overseas employment. Talking to Khaleej Times on the toll free number from OWRC office in New Delhi, Deepak Sandal who is employed to assist people and register complaints from Indians living overseas or in India, said, “Many Indians who travel abroad fall prey to unscrupulous agents who exploit them. We are here to educate those emigrants and tell them about the emigration procedures.”
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