The British government should not reward police brutality by rolling out a red carpet for Malaysia’s prime minister, says Amnesty International.

The Malaysian government should withdraw its invitation to Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, and arrest him if he travels there, Amnesty International says.

A new report has alleged an “environment of violence” against Penan tribeswomen in Borneo. Loggers are accused of repeated cases of rape and sexual assualt, but the Malaysian government has dismissed the allegations.

In a 13 January 2010 solidarity letter to the churches in Malaysia, the World Council of Churches General Secretary, the Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, expressed deep concern and sorrow about recent attacks against church buildings in the country.