Human Rights Watch: Malaysia - Release Inquiry Into Indigenous People's Deaths
April 02, 2020
April 02, 2020
NEW YORK, April 2 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release:
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- Full Disclosure Needed to Address Batek Community's Concerns
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Malaysia's Health Ministry should release the results and act upon its investigation into the deaths of 16 Batek villagers in mid-2019, Human Rights Watch said. The deaths occurred amid reports of contamination of the Indigenous community's water supply and infringements on their customary land.
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- Full Disclosure Needed to Address Batek Community's Concerns
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Malaysia's Health Ministry should release the results and act upon its investigation into the deaths of 16 Batek villagers in mid-2019, Human Rights Watch said. The deaths occurred amid reports of contamination of the Indigenous community's water supply and infringements on their customary land.