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词条 Irene Fernandez
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  1. Election Results

  2. See also

  3. References

  4. External links

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}}Irene Fernandez (18 April 1946 – 31 March 2014) was a Malaysian human rights activist and politician. She was a People's Justice Party (KeADILan) supreme council member [1] and the director and co-founder of the non-governmental organization Tenaganita, which promotes the rights of migrant workers and refugees in Malaysia.[2]

In 1995, Irene Fernandez published a report on the living conditions of the migrant workers

entitled "Abuse, Torture and Dehumanised Conditions of Migrant Workers in Detention Centres".[3] The report was based in part on information given to her by Steven Gan and a team of reporters from The Sun, who had uncovered evidence that 59 inmates, primarily Bangladeshis, had died in the Semenyih immigration detention camp of the preventable diseases typhoid and beriberi.[4][5] When Gan and his colleagues were blocked by Sun editors from printing the report in the paper, they passed it to Fernandez.[6]

She was arrested in 1996 and charged with 'maliciously publishing false news'.[6] After seven years of trial, she was found guilty in 2003 and convicted to one year's imprisonment. Released on bail pending her appeal, her passport was held by the courts, and as a convicted criminal, she was barred from standing as parliamentary candidate in the 2004 Malaysian elections.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}}

In 2005, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "her outstanding and courageous work to stop violence against women and abuses of migrant and poor workers".[7]

Irene Fernandez's appeal at the High Court resumed on 28 October 2008. On 24 November 2008, Justice Mohd Apandi Ali overturned her earlier conviction and acquitted her, ending the thirteen-year case.[8][9]

She died on 31 March 2014 of heart failure.[10][11]

Election Results

Parliament of Malaysia: P107 Subang, Selangor[12][13]
YearOppositionVotesPctGovernmentVotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
1999Irene Fernandez}} (KeADILan)28,985 44.51%K.S. Nijhar}} (MIC)36,13755.49%67,8477,15273.11%

See also

  • Illegal immigrants in Malaysia

References

1. ^The Rocket - DAP Newsletter
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.tenaganita.net/our-founder/ |title=Our Founder:Irene Fernandez |date= |work=TENAGANITA |accessdate=31 March 2014}}
3. ^{{cite news|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/11/24/nation/20081124141426&sec=nation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217234418/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/11/24/nation/20081124141426&sec=nation|dead-url=yes|archive-date=2008-12-17|title=Activist Irene Fernandez acquitted|publisher=TheStar Online|accessdate=2008-08-24}}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.publicintegrity.org/investigations/icij/journalists/profile/791/ |title=ICIJ Journalists: Steven Gan |author= |date= |work= |publisher=International Consortium of Investigative Journalists |accessdate=29 January 2012}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reports/article/101376/Virtual-Democracy-in-Malaysia.aspx |title=Virtual Democracy in Malaysia |author=Steven Gan |date=Summer 2002 |work= |publisher=Nieman Reports |accessdate=29 January 2012}}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://cpj.org/awards/2000/awards00.php |title=IPF Awards 2000 - Announcement |author= |year=2000 |work= |publisher=Committee to Protect Journalists |accessdate=29 January 2012}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rightlivelihood.org/irene-fernandez.html|title=Right Livelihood Award Recipient: Irene Fernandez|publisher=rightlivelihood.org|accessdate=2006-08-30|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020160022/http://www.rightlivelihood.org/irene-fernandez.html|archivedate=2007-10-20|df=}}
8. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.mysinchew.com/node/18566|title=Irene Fernandez Freed|publisher=Sin Chew|accessdate=2008-08-24}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.fidh.org/Ms-Irene-Fernandez-finally |title=Ms. Irene Fernandez finally acquitted! |author= |date=25 November 2008 |work= |publisher=International Federation for Human Rights |accessdate=30 January 2012}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/03/31/Activist-Irene-Fernandez-dies/|title=Activist Irene Fernandez dies|publisher=The Star Online|accessdate=2014-03-31}}
11. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2014/03/31/malaysians-pay-tribute-to-irene-fernandez/|title=Malaysians pay tribute to Irene Fernandez|author1= Rashvinjeet S. Bedi |author2= L. Suganya |date=31 March 2014 |work=The Star |accessdate=31 March 2014}}
12. ^{{Cite web | title = Malaysia General Election | work = undiinfo Malaysian Election Data | publisher = Malaysiakini | url = http://undi.info/# | accessdate = 4 February 2018}} Results only available from the 2004 election.
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php |title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri |publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia |language=Malay |accessdate=4 February 2017 }} Percentage figures based on total turnout.

External links

  • Tenaganita official site
  • SUARAM official site
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20071020160022/http://www.rightlivelihood.org/irene-fernandez.html Biography] on Right Livelihood Award website
  • [https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa28/015/2004/en/ Irene Fernandez defends the rights of migrant workers despite conviction], Amnesty International report
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