Countries
1: Africa.
2: Americas.
3: Asia-Pacific.
- 3.1: Australia.
- 3.2: Hong Kong .
- 3.3: Japan.
- 3.4: Malaysia.
  - 3.4.1: Introduction.
  - 3.4.2: List of Detention Sites.
  - 3.4.3: Map of Detention Sites.
  - 3.4.4: Country Links.
  - 3.4.5: Reference List.
- 3.5: Maldives.
- 3.6: New Zealand.
- 3.7: South Korea.
4: Europe.
5: Middle East .

Malaysia Profile

Quick Facts

Detention centres: 17

Detention capacity: 11,400 (2007)

Est. undocumented pop.: 1.5 million (2007)

Asylum seekers: 6,851 (2007)

Detention for internment: max. 30 days

Detention for deportation: no limit

Last updated: June 2009

Malaysia Detention Profile

Reference List

Amnesty International. 2004. Malaysia: Forcible Return/Ill-Treatment, Urgent Action. Amnesty International. ASA 28/004/2004. 20 April 2004.
Bernama Malaysian National News Agency. 2009a. “Rela Members Take Over Guarding of Immigration Depots.” Bernama Malaysian National News Agency. 15 January 2009. http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=308002 (accessed 3 June 2009).
Bernama Malaysian National News Agency. 2009b. “13 ISA Detainees Freed From Kamunting.” Bernama Malaysian National News Agency. 5 April 2009. http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsgeneral.php?id=401855 (accessed 25 May 2009).
Bin M. Said, Zainal Abidin. 2005. "Migration and National Security: A Study of Indonesian Transient in Malaysia." Project paper submitted in partial fulfilment for the degree of Master in Defence Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Research).
CIA World Factbook. 2009. Malaysia. Central Intelligence Agency. 14 May 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/my.html (accessed 18 May 2009).
The Daily Star. 2009. “Bangladeshi tortured to death in Malaysia.” The Daily Star. 19 April 2009. http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=84706 (accessed 20 May 2009).
Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA (GMI). 2009. “Another 13 Detainees Released but New Detention Continues!” GMI Press statement. 9 May 2009. http://www.suaram.net/node/137 (accessed 3 June 2009).
Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM). 2001. Laporan Lawatan Tempat Tahanan. SUHAKAM. November 2001.
Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM). 2003. “SUHAKAM: Prisons Department Should Take Over Management of More Immigration Depots.” SUHAKAM Media statement. 22 September 2003.
Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM). 2004a. “Mahu Kanak-Kanak Yang Ditahan di Pusat Tahanan Sementara Menggatal Dipindahkan ke Tempat Yang Sesuai, Kenyataan.” SUHAKAM Media statement. 17 September 2004.
Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM). 2004b. Annual Report 2003. SUHAKAM. Kuala Lumpur.
Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM). 2008. Annual Report 2007. SUHAKAM. Kuala Lumpur. http://www.suhakam.org.my/c/document_library/get_file?p_l_id=23907&folderId=23964&name=DLFE-307.pdf (accessed 20 May 2009).
Human Rights Watch (HRW). 2004. “Aceh Under Martial Law: Problems Faced by Acehnese Refugees in Malaysia”. Human Rights Watch. Vol. 16, no. 5 (C), April 2004.
Human Rights Watch (HRW). 2009. “Malaysia: UN Review Should Challenge Rights Record.” Human Rights Watch. 9 February 2009. http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/02/09/malaysia-un-review-should-challenge-rights-record (accessed 25 May 2009).
Immigration Department of Malaysia. Website. "State Immigration of Johor." http://www.imi.gov.my/ENG/Telefon/im_telJohor.asp (accessed 20 August 2007).
Immigration Department of Malaysia. Website. "State Immigration of Kedah." http://www.imi.gov.my/ENG/Telefon/im_telKedah.asp (accessed 20 August 2007).
Immigration Department of Malaysia. Website. "State Immigration of Kelantan." http://www.imi.gov.my/ENG/Telefon/im_telKelantan.asp (accessed 20 August 2007).
Immigration Department of Malaysia. Website. "Melaka Immigration Office." http://www.imi.gov.my/ENG/Telefon/im_telMelaka.asp (accessed 20 August 2007).
Immigration Department of Malaysia. Website. "State Immigration of Negeri Sembilan." http://www.imi.gov.my/ENG/Telefon/im_telNSembilan.asp (accessed 20 August 2007).
Immigration Department of Malaysia. Website. "State Immigration of Pahang." http://www.imi.gov.my/ENG/Telefon/im_telPahang.asp (accessed 20 August 2007).
Immigration Department of Malaysia. Website. "State Immigration of Perak." http://www.imi.gov.my/ENG/Telefon/im_telPerak.asp (accessed 20 August 2007).
Immigration Department of Malaysia. Website. "State Immigration of Pulau Pinang." http://www.imi.gov.my/ENG/Telefon/im_telPPinang.asp (accessed 20 August 2007).
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) & Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) (Pranom Somwong & Marie Huberlant). 2008. Undocumented migrants and refugees in Malaysia: Raids, Detention and Discrimination. FIDH & SUARAM. FIDH Migration and Asylum Policies Report No. 489/2. March 2008. http://www.fidh.org/IMG/pdf/MalaisieCONJ489eng.pdf (accessed 4 May 2009).
Ishak, Mohamed (Enforcement Director of Immigration Department of Malaysia). 2007. Presentation at conference “Dialogue on Migrant Workers” (SUHAKAM). 12 December 2007. Communication: Nah, Alice. 2009. Email message to Michael Flynn (Global Detention Project). 1 April 2009. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland.
Jabatan Penjara Malaysia. Website. "Depot Tahanan Pendatang Tanpa Ijin." http://www.prison.gov.my/melayu/carta/depot.htm (accessed 6 December 2006).
Jabatan Penjara Malaysia. Website. "Depot Tahanan Pendatang Tanpa Ijin." http://www.prison.gov.my/carta/depot.htm (accessed 14 August 2007).
Jabatan Penjara Malaysia. Website. "Institusi Penjara Malaysia." http://www.prison.gov.my/carta/instt.html#wk (accessed 14 August 2007).
Moe, Wai. 2009. “Two Burmese Die in Malaysian Detention Center.” The Irrawaddy. 19 May 2009. http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=15675 (accessed 25 May 2009).
Pasukan Petugas Khas Persekutuan Negeri Sabah. Website. "Soal Jawab PLN." http://www.p.sabah.gov.my/ppk/faq.asp (accessed 13 August 2007).
Pasukan Petugas Khas Persekutuan Negeri Sabah. Website. "Carta Organisasi PPKP (S/L)." http://www.p.sabah.gov.my/ppk/carta.asp (accessed 14 August 2007).
Mydans, Seth. 2007. “Foreign workers face campaign of brutality in Malaysia.” International Herald Tribune. 9 December 2007.
New Straits Times. 2009. “Detained Indian nationals to go home this week.” New Straits Times. 2 March 2009. http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/National/2493458/Article/index_html (accessed 25 May 2009).
Pasukan Petugas Khas Persekutuan Negeri Sabah. Website. "Soal Jawab PLN." http://www.p.sabah.gov.my/ppk/faq.asp (accessed 13 August 2007).
Prem Kumar, Rajaram & Carl Grundy-Warr. 2004. “The Irregular Migrant as Homo Sacer: Migration and Detention in Australia, Malaysia and Thailand.” International Migration. Vol. 42 (1) 2004.
The Star. 2008. “1,300 foreign detainees died due to neglect.” The Star. 18 December 2008. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/12/18/nation/2834201&sec=nation (accessed 18 May 2009).
Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM). 2006. "Memorandum to the Immigration Department of Malaysia on the Detention of Asylum Seeker Children, Mothers and Pregnant Women In Violation of International Human Rights Treaties." SUARAM. 23 November 2006. http://www.suaram.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=267&Itemid=30 (accessed 13 August 2007).
Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM). 2009a. “Another 12 may be down with leptospirosis.” SUARAM. 19 May 2009. http://www.suaram.net/node/129 (accessed 20 May 2009).
Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM). 2009b. “Deaths and Conditions of Detention of Migrants and Refugees.” SUARAM. Joint Press Statement. 28 April 2009. http://www.suaram.net/node/76 (accessed 20 May 2009).
Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) et al. 2006. “Memorandum to the Immigration Department of Malaysia.” SUARAM. 23 November 2006.
Thainidan News. 2008. “Malaysian Indian woman sues government for detention.” Thainidan News. 15 November 2008.
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