Hakam calls for inquest into death of Nigerian student in Immigration custody

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PETALING JAYA: The National Human Rights Society (Hakam) has called on the government to conduct a thorough independent investigation or inquest into the death of Nigerian PhD student Thomas Orhions Ewansiha.

In a statement condemning the Immigration Department's decision to detain Ewansiha, Hakam secretary-general Lim Wei Jiet said the government had infringed upon the right to bodily autonomy and liberty.

"The right to non-discrimination and freedom of movement must be upheld as universally for migrants as citizens of Malaysia," he added. "There must be a robust overhaul of the standard operating procedure and conditions of these detention centres in Malaysia," he said on Thursday .

 

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