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Malaysia: Court Convicts 9 Transgender Women 22 June 2015 \| Publisher: Human Rights Watch \| Document type: Country News
USCIRF Annual Report 2015 - Tier 2: Malaysia 1 May 2015 \| Publisher: United States Commission on International Religious Freedom \| Document type: Annual Reports
Malaysia: Court Victory for Transgender Rights 7 November 2014 \| Publisher: Human Rights Watch \| Document type: Country News
Malaysia: End Arrests of Transgender Women 23 June 2014 \| Publisher: Human Rights Watch \| Document type: Country News
World Report 2011 - Malaysia 24 January 2011 \| Publisher: Human Rights Watch \| Document type: Annual Reports
Malaysia urged to end brutal punishments after women caned 18 February 2010 \| Publisher: Amnesty International \| Document type: Country News
Malaysia sentences another to caning under Shariah law for drinking alcohol 15 September 2009 \| Publisher: Amnesty International \| Document type: Country News
USCIRF Annual Report 2008 - Malaysia 1 May 2008 \| Publisher: United States Commission on International Religious Freedom \| Document type: Annual Reports
Malaysia: 1. What is ETA? 2. Do these "Islamic" laws apply in Malaysia by force of parliament, or some other way (such as if married to a Muslim woman)? 3. Do Muslim groups in Malaysia act in "an outrageous and borderline illegal manner"? 4. Do the authorities protect people from forced conversion to Islam as a consequence of a relationship with a Muslim partner? 7 November 2005 \| Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal \| Document type: Query Responses
Malaysia: 1. Can you please provide advice on the Sharia Law in the State of Pahang in relation to the question of custody of children in circumstances where the parents divorce, and whether in fact formal custody arrangements will normally be made? 2. Furthermore, can you please source material on the issue of access by a non-custodial parent where that parent is a non-practising Muslim? 3. From the sources consulted it seems that the matter of abandoning Islam is problematic and again is covered by state Shariah law. Can you provide advice on this and the issue of reversion to a non-Muslim name in such circumstances? 30 July 2005 \| Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal \| Document type: Query Responses

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