Sabah Human Rights Centre says negative portrayal of the children will only turn more people against them. FMTNews Sabah BajauLaut Children
Bajau Laut children play at a water fountain on Gaya Street in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
She said apprehending the Bajau Laut children would not solve the issue. Instead, she said, the authorities should work with the NGOs for a better solution. “Children are particularly vulnerable as they are unable to access education, healthcare, and other basic rights without a legal identity document.
“By withholding access to education for these children, we are simply directing them to the streets where they fall easy prey to begging syndicates, abuse and exploitation, including human trafficking and other vices,” she said. “Although the Child Act 2001 in its preamble states that ‘every child is entitled to protection and assistance in all circumstances without regard to distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, social origin or physical, mental or emotional disabilities or any other status’, compulsory primary education is not afforded to all children of Malaysia, leaving out vulnerable children who do not have avenues to be recognised as citizens due to Malaysia’s law on birth...
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