Racism and xenophobia in action: Aktivis Hak Asasi Manusia mendapat ancaman rogo

I.am.PH

Activists see spike in threats to their safety
Sean Augustin -July 11, 2020 7:45 AM



PETALING JAYA: Two human rights activists have spoken of a sharp rise in the number and intensity of threats to their safety in the past two months.

Michelle Yesudas, a legal adviser for an international NGO that speaks up on a number of rights issues, said she had been subject to “a lot more hate” on Twitter in the past weeks than in the previous nine years.

She told FMT the messages ranged from insults against her family to threats of assault, including sexual assault.

She described them as “shocking and disproportionate” reactions to her tweets against the cruel treatment of refugees.

North-South Initiative director Adrian Pereira said the hate messages he received peaked after he commented on the treatment of Rohingya arrivals in Langkawi in April and June.

There was also a peak in reaction to his denunciation of anti-migrant raids in areas placed under the enhanced movement control order, he said.



He said the hate “exploded again” following last week’s Al Jazeera’s report on Malaysia’s treatment of migrants.

Both Pereira and Yesudas reported that death threats were among the messages they received.

Yesudas alleged that most of the messages she received were from Malaysians, but she added that the consistency and sheer numbers indicated that many came through software that generates automated messages.

She has turned some of the messages into poetry and tweeted them out. She said the exercise had proven to be cathartic “because these trolls are given the opportunity to reflect on their poor manners and language and lack of knowledge”.

“Public discourse has been in a free fall towards xenophobia this year,” she said. “It will take some time and solid footing to build awareness and counter narratives.”

Pereira claimed that “99% of social media users” threatening him were Malaysians.

“The general themes are some kind of right-wing blind nationalism which looks at criticism as somewhat seditious,” he said.

The hate messages, he alleged, showed that Malaysians did not know much about good governance and that they tended to see critics of the government through a sentimental lens.

“They don’t realise that good debate and criticism improve the quality of democracy and governance.”

He said it would be a “waste of time and energy” to entertain them.

“We must not respond and block them out. To respond only gives them more power and legitimacy to continue.”

Pandangan warga forum?

I.am.PH

Mungkinkah mereka yang hantar ancaman ini bukan warga Malaysia tetapi warga dari negara jiran kita yang kita ketahui suka mengamuk dan beremosi?

I.am.PH

Semoga tidak ada warga forum ini terlibat dengan perbuatan ini

matbad

Pulak dahhhhh

slyfynx

Sendiri cari pasal pastu play victim.
Mcm ko jgk la ayam

batmana

bangangnya, baru keluar gua ka?

normal la tu, org gila ramai kt tenet..hatta agong pun leh kene sumpah seranah, apatah lagi ko tu rakyat marhaien aja
nk feeling2  kelas superior tarak org kutuk ka?

cuba suh dia daftar forum cari ni, berbakul2 kecaman dia dapat nnti


susah2 tak payahla pakai socmed , pakai je nokia 3310 balik..

sarah82

So?? Tak mampos lagi?

mis_j_alexanda

Padan muka. Tu je nak ckp. Kerana tangan yg menulis badan binasa...

misserami

La perempuan tu.dah die twit benda bodoh ckp semua human legal psal pati mmg patut kena kecam.kena kecam thu pulak block aku kat twitter.dasar ngo xboleh dipercayai.ni play victim pulak.haha.

misserami

Activis la sgt.padahal ade udang sebalik mi duk bela pati.

I.am.PH

Sangat menakutkan jika ancaman seperti ini menjadi norma baru

AbukRokok

i hope dia betul2 mati dibunuh
there is no USA you can seeking help
temporary no one can help you now  

lattehazelnut

I.am.PH replied at 11-7-2020 03:08 PM
Sangat menakutkan jika ancaman seperti ini menjadi norma baru

I lg takut norma baharu anda yg biarkan pati jajah negara sendiri..

Aerhys

Memang  keterlaluan but who cares padan muka cari pasal dgn tentera bawang malaysia

mbhcsf

banyak je perbuatan individu yg  bertopengkan hak asasi membuli  atau mengecam YDPA dengan bawa isu isu yg half truth etc

itu tak nak tengok pulak

annehuda

Tunjukla twit mane yg ugut bunuh and rogol tu. Tu baru suruh tunjuk alamat rumah nak letak rohingya ramai2 kt rumah ko.

Oh rohingya melambak kt malaysia takpe asalkan bukan letak kt rumah aku kekdahnye

Nenasketum

About time lar ada pantauan pada useless NGO ni suma. Bukak NGO sebenarnya nak dapat Geran kerajaan atau greenlight kutip donation. Dari PPIM ke Tenaganita ke all those stoooopid NGO sampah. Ada ke NGO dapat disburse plate number? Pastu mintak Audit report, sampai ke sudah tak submit. Sekarang mengkarung tu nak jadi Senator plak. Hehehe

bungarose

I.am.PH replied at 11-7-2020 03:08 PM
Sangat menakutkan jika ancaman seperti ini menjadi norma baru

Sebab tuh jangan buat jahat
Jangan menceroboh hak orang
Jangan suka provoke
Jangan buat kacau
Jangan sebarkan perkara palsu
Jangan aniaya orang
Sekali lagi, jangan buat jahat

salamon

aktivis mende la kalo hati tisu terok! better dok umah main masak2 je.

-CARI

I.am.PH

salamon replied at 11-7-2020 09:56 AM
aktivis mende la kalo hati tisu terok! better dok umah main masak2 je.

-CARI

Tak baik kita meng-amin-kan perbuatan jenayah