00:00Amnesty International has accused Malaysia of being selective when it comes to speaking up on human rights,
00:07saying the federal government has been outspoken on the plight of Palestinians but mum on Rohingya and Oiga deportations.
00:15Monsifere, Amnesty's interim co-regional director for East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific,
00:21said Malaysia is not the only middle power caught in a double standard trap.
00:26In a press conference in London, she said Malaysia has been very supportive of the calls against Israel in the
00:32context of Gaza,
00:33but quiet or the opposite of supportive on Rohingya deportations or Oigar deportations.
00:40Her comments come in the wake of reports that Malaysia had detained and deported Oigar American scholar Abdul Hakim Idris
00:47on March 30.
00:49Farah said middle powers like Malaysia risk practicing double standards by citing policies implemented by major powers.
00:57Farah added that Malaysia now has more room to improve its human rights record out of principle rather than pressure
01:04from abroad,
01:05including when it comes to press freedom and judicial independence.
01:09Narmatha Raja, FMT.
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