Human Rights Watch Malaysia

Speaking to Free Malaysia Today about the shocking and unacceptable cooperation that Malaysia extended to assist transnational repression by the Cambodian dictatorial regime of Hun Sen/Hun Manet.

Phil Robertson, the director of the Bangkok-based Asia Human Rights Labour Advocates, said it was "outrageous" that the Malaysian government would deport a foreign national simply for criticising a country’s former ruler.

"Why did a democratically elected government which has said it cares about human rights go along with this? It doesn’t matter where they are, migrant workers have the right to freedom of expression. The Malaysian government is complicit in transnational repression," he told FMT.

"The appropriate response should have been to thank the Cambodian government, tell it that the worker is in legally, and they can do what they want when she returns to . But we will not penalise someone for airing their views on Facebook."

Govt under fire after deporting Cambodian worker who criticised ex-PM Radio Free Asia reported that Nuon Toeun was deported on Monday after she called Hun Sen ‘despicable’ on social media.