Formulation of a legal framework for a comprehensive protection of human trafficking victims in Malaysia

Human trafficking victims have been criminalised and denied their rights in Malaysia, where they are misidentified as perpetrators and their needs for proper shelter, medical assistant, and safe environment are repudiated. The introduction of UN Protocol 2001 marks a significant effort to support th...

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Main Author: Ab Hamid, Zuraini
Format: Monograph
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/68282/
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description Human trafficking victims have been criminalised and denied their rights in Malaysia, where they are misidentified as perpetrators and their needs for proper shelter, medical assistant, and safe environment are repudiated. The introduction of UN Protocol 2001 marks a significant effort to support their rights. Although Malaysia is not a signatory to the protocol, as a UN member, it is committed to comply with the protocol. The support is strengthened with the implementation of Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 and National Action Plan 2010-2015 and 2016-2020. These are vital because Malaysia is graded by Trafficking in Persons report for its achievement in combatting human trafficking. Thus far, Malaysia has not properly fulfilled the enforcement mechanism and it is not positioned in Tier 1 of the TIP report, of which its main objective is to propose a systematic enforcement mechanism as required under the international and domestic legal frameworks.
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spelling iium-682822020-04-23T23:49:42Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/68282/ Formulation of a legal framework for a comprehensive protection of human trafficking victims in Malaysia Ab Hamid, Zuraini H Social Sciences (General) K Law (General) Human trafficking victims have been criminalised and denied their rights in Malaysia, where they are misidentified as perpetrators and their needs for proper shelter, medical assistant, and safe environment are repudiated. The introduction of UN Protocol 2001 marks a significant effort to support their rights. Although Malaysia is not a signatory to the protocol, as a UN member, it is committed to comply with the protocol. The support is strengthened with the implementation of Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 and National Action Plan 2010-2015 and 2016-2020. These are vital because Malaysia is graded by Trafficking in Persons report for its achievement in combatting human trafficking. Thus far, Malaysia has not properly fulfilled the enforcement mechanism and it is not positioned in Tier 1 of the TIP report, of which its main objective is to propose a systematic enforcement mechanism as required under the international and domestic legal frameworks. 2018-11-05 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/68282/1/RIGS%20REPORT%20TO%20IREP%20ZURAINI%20AB%20HAMID%20v2.pdf Ab Hamid, Zuraini (2018) Formulation of a legal framework for a comprehensive protection of human trafficking victims in Malaysia. Research Report. UNSPECIFIED. (Unpublished)
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Formulation of a legal framework for a comprehensive protection of human trafficking victims in Malaysia
title Formulation of a legal framework for a comprehensive protection of human trafficking victims in Malaysia
title_full Formulation of a legal framework for a comprehensive protection of human trafficking victims in Malaysia
title_fullStr Formulation of a legal framework for a comprehensive protection of human trafficking victims in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Formulation of a legal framework for a comprehensive protection of human trafficking victims in Malaysia
title_short Formulation of a legal framework for a comprehensive protection of human trafficking victims in Malaysia
title_sort formulation of a legal framework for a comprehensive protection of human trafficking victims in malaysia
topic H Social Sciences (General)
K Law (General)
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/68282/
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