Summary
This report is based on a multi-year independent investigation by the Commission and
Fortify Rights. It includes previously unpublished evidence of human rights violations,
drawing on hundreds of interviews. The Commission recorded statements from more
than 126 witnesses, including survivors, government and elected officials, and members
of state security forces. Fortify Rights interviwed more than 144 eyewitnesses, survivors
of human trafficking, members of a human-trafficking syndicate and known human
traffickers, and others.
As part of the research for this report, the Commission visited Wang Kelian in Perlis
State, Rohingya communities in Alor Setar in Kedah State, and the Belantik Immigration
Detention Center in Kedah State. Fortify Rights also conducted site visits to internment
camps in Myanmar, refugee camps in Bangladesh, immigration detention centers
and government-run shelters in Thailand, refugee camps in Indonesia, and refugee
communities in numerous locations in Malaysia and near the Malaysia-Thailand border.
The majority of survivors interviewed for this report were Rohingya Muslims.
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