Human Rights And Statelessness I N P E N I N S U L AR M AL AYS I A • JPN specifically did not respond to queries for an interview in an official capacity, but we were able to interview one (anonymous) JPN officer at one of their offices. Table 3: Number of interviews conducted Category Stateless persons Civil society organisation members Sub-category Number Persons with long-standing residence since pre-independence and descendants 4 Abandoned children born in Malaysia 2 Adopted children in Malaysia 12 Children born out of wedlock or before a marriage was registered 11 Children born outside of Malaysia to a Malaysian mother and a non-Malaysian father 5 Indigenous persons 3 Stateless refugees 9 Undocumented persons who do not fit any of these categories 6 Total number of individuals 52 Elected representatives (e.g. MP, ADUN, Senator) 8 NGOs 19 Others (e.g. lawyers, academics) 5 Total number of CSO members 32 Representatives of government agencies (JPN, Jabatan Kemajuan Orang Asli, Attorney General’s Chambers, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of Statistics Malaysia) TOTAL 89 14