LFL: Saifuddin’s new claim that the citizenship amendments are necessary to prevent Rohingya babies from becoming citizens is baseless and not how the current law operates

Press Statement   Saifuddin’s new claim that the citizenship amendments are necessary to prevent Rohingya babies from becoming citizens is baseless and not how the current law operates   18 March 2024     I refer to Home Minister Saifuddin’s statement yesterday 17 March 2024, in which he justified the controversial citizenship amendments on abandoned…

LFL: Home Minister Saifuddin is wrong, foundlings & stateless persons face enormous difficulties in applying for citizenship & many foundlings’ bid for citizenship have been rejected

Press Statement     Home Minister Saifuddin is wrong, foundlings & stateless persons face enormous difficulties in applying for citizenship & many foundlings’ bid for citizenship have been rejected   11 March 2024   In a statement yesterday, Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution claimed that foundlings face no problems in applying for citizenship, and that all…

LFL: Every member of the federal cabinet will be responsible for the Herod-like act of cruelty to innocent children caused by the citizenship amendment bill

Press Statement   Every member of the federal cabinet will be responsible for the Herod-like act of cruelty to innocent children caused by the citizenship amendment bill   10 March 2024     We refer to news reports that the Cabinet has given the ‘green light’ for the controversial amendments to the Federal Constitution regarding…

LFL: Home Minister Saifuddin’s knee-jerk denial that 1,400 children are being detained in Immigration Depots is unacceptable & contrary to his own previous admission

Press Statement   Home Minister Saifuddin’s knee-jerk denial that 1,400 children are being detained in Immigration Depots is unacceptable & contrary to his own previous admission   7 March 2024   We refer to the Home Minister’s criticism of the claims in the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report that claimed more than 1,400 children were…

LFL: Arrest of 171 Bangladeshis who were attempting to lodge police report is a wrongful exercise of police powers and in breach of Anti-trafficking laws

Press Statement Arrest of 171 Bangladeshis who were attempting to lodge police report is a wrongful exercise of police powers and in breach of Anti-trafficking laws 27 December 2023   We refer to the news reports on Monday stating that 171 Bangladeshis were arrested in Johor after they marched to the police station to try…