PETALING JAYA: Over 90 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have appealed to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to free Tenaganita director Irene Fernandez from prison for speaking the truth in the alleged ill-treatment of migrant workers.
Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) director Dr Kua Kia Soong, in a joint statement endorsed by the NGOs, said Fernandez's trial and conviction demonstrated that there was no protection for human rights defenders to articulate concerns over human rights violations.