IF YOU SUPPORT JUSTICE AND HUMANITY..READ THIS!!!!

IF YOU SUPPORT HUMANITY..PLEASE READ THIS!!!!!

"Allahumma innaka a'fuwwun karim..tuhibbul 'afwa fa'fu a'nna"~~marhaban ya ramadhan!!!i just wana wish all of u a bilssful ramadhan...

On last Thursday..after i got back from kangar court.. I had to attend a seminar held by Kedah/Perlis Legai Aid Bureau...the seminar was about our role as legal practitioner in dealing with refugees matter..

The speakers and the organizer were from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) ..And two young lawyers who are actively involved in this area were invited as speakers...

I have to admit that the issue on refugees is quite alien to me...and I guess to most of us..but believe me..its not alien to us..its just that we never want to spend a little time on this because we are too busy to think of others but ourselves...or just because we were born to be just the way we are...complacent..the virus that creates the disease of individualism which only means we care only about ourselves...

But there's always room for improvement...all that we need to bear in mind is to spread the words of virtue..and justice shall be upheld...

Without realizing it...refugees..or "pelarian" have always been the issue in the court of law..as Malaysia is not a party to the Refugee Convention, therefore these international rules governing refugees do not apply in Malaysia...to make things even worse..those refugees who had been detained by malaysian authority and brought before the court are tried by the immigration law which does not specifically deal with refugees...

And I wonder...we apply law which is not meant to be applied to these refugees...wouldn't it be absurd?unjust?and inhumane?--well..that's what has been going on and on..therefore UNHCR was given the duty to remedy this situation even though its not 100% effective to absolve those unfortunate refugees...

Then I came to realize that it is our duty as legal practitioner to fight for these people..people who couldn't fight for themselves...

What is a refugee then..it simply means people who flee/leave their countries because they are afraid of persecution (they might be killed or threatened if they stay in their own countries) just because they belong to certain social group or ideology...these people flee their countries to find protection in other country..and it is an established customary international law principle of "non-refoulement" which means that when a refugee seeks protection in another country..we cannot send him back to his country...but its important to note that there's a distinction between a refugee and economic migrant. An economic migrant or better known as illegal immigrant normally leaves a country VOLUNTARILY to seek a better life or working opportunities in another country. Therefore, if..by any chance you get to see someone from the specified countries as ive listed above with fears of going back to his country of origin because he might face persecution/threat to his life..do not hesitate to call or sms the above number of UNHCR.

Having said the above, this suggests that refugees must be treated in great fairness in the enjoyment of the essence of humanity...but what the law has been treating them all this while suggests otherwise...because, in most cases when our local authority detain them...they would be prosecuted for illegally entering our country without valid documents...and the ones who need protection now are the fugitives before our own law...

Therefore, it is my humble request to all people out there...that we can help these people who are in need of our attention...if you have any doubts or suspicion with regards to any accused in court who particularly are Achehnese from Indonesia , Muslims from Myanmar, Chin from Myanmar,or those who came from Palestine or Iran...kindly as soon as possible contact the UNCHR HOTLINE NO: 012 6305060 via sms or calls or voicemails and they would respond to you ASAP to save those refugees from being wrongly prosecuted for crimes they do not commit...

Im glad and grateful to realize that being in this legal field actually gives us more rooms to safeguard the value of humanity from being gravely violated without any justified grounds...and it is our duty to respond to issues that involve humanity...because how strong we try to evade ourselves from these kinds of issue..believe me..that our conscience can never keep its mouth shut from telling you what is right and what is wrong ..right there at the back of our heads...its time for us to think about the world while we still have time to save it....

~~Peace out~~

JARINGAN PERSAHABATAN DI BUMI JAKARTA DAN BANDUNG...


9/9/2006

hari ini udah hari terakhir gwe di bandung.shopping banyak sekali..3 hari putar2 di bandung..hampir semua factory outlet(f.o) gwe sama kak irah udah putar...semalam hampir 10 jam berjalan..capek banget..tapi gak apa kerna hati senang sekali..semasa mau pulang ke hotel orang di pinggir jalan semuanya negur kami kerna shopping nya banyak sekali..kresek(shopping bag) banyak banget..berat sekali..semasa mau lewat jalan..ada cowok negur "neng..tadi dari jalan dago udah sampe ke jalan riau belanja nya ya..hati2 ya..."kami rasa aneh sekali..gi mana cowok itu kenal kami ya...ehehe...

malamnya gwe sama kak irah ketemu dani temannya fesal..kami sama ivan, dani,nisah dan erin keluar makan malam barang2 (sama-sama).kami mau order mee "kornet".gwe nanya sama mereka apa itu kornet kerna bunyinya aneh sekali..Dani bilang kornet itu daun ganja..gwe lagi freaked out terus mau nukar ordernya..tapi Dani bilang usah takut kerna kornet yang sayur yang masih belum kering legal..jadi boleh dimakan...kata Dani yang udah kering itu aja yang illegal kerna udah jadi ganja...gwe hampir percaya.tapi nisah tiba2 terbilang dia gak suka sawi..argh!!!teryata Dani sama Erin bo'ong..kornet itu sebenarnya daging sapi....yang di dalam mee itu sawi..bukan daun ganja...haha...

malam udah lewat tapi kami semua gak mau tidur kerna semuanya masih mau ngobrol2...Dani yang pada mulanya mau pulang setelah ngantar fesal ke hotel was the one yang bercerita...dan ternyata gwe sama kak ira bo'ong sama dia tentang apa beda antara comel dan kacak..ternyata dia juga tertipu..haha...sori ya dani..sedang kami asik ngobrol..nisah sama ivan keluar dengan motor dani..dan dani tiba2 datnag bilang motornya ilang...gwe sama kak irah nanya kalo ilang kenapa dia masih di sini..dia bilang "gwe gak mau panik2...."..bo'ong lagi kamu dani...bila nisah sama ivan pulang..kami terharu banget kerana mereka keluar mencari kotak untuk ngisi barang shopping kami...terharu sekali....makasih kalian...really appreciate it...

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sekarang gwe, fesal, erin sama kak irah di stesen kereta api ditemani ivan. Kasihan ivan..gak tidur semalam tapi masih lagi mau nolong kami angkat barang2 belanja yang beratttt banget..makasih ivan...sedih banget mau berpisah sama teman2 di sini..teman2 yang baik banget...

gwe juga kangen bangat sama kak dete,hanny,fikri,family nya kak dete dan juga bintang...yang suka senyum...gwe senag banget sama kak dete..gwe kagum sekali sama perjuangan kak dete..semangat kak dete amat tinggi sekali..gak kenal erti putus asa..bercita-cita tinggi demi anak bangsa..gwe bersyukur banget dapat kenal sama kak dete..gak sangka gwe bisa ngobrol lama2 sama kak dete tanpa rasa bosan...semasa hari pertama di bandung lagi sedang berbelanja..gwe fesal bilang sama gwe temannya kak dete mau ketemu gwe tentang isu yang gwe sama kak dete bincang dalam mobil hari pertama gwe di jakarta...tapi gwe gak sempat mau ketemu kerna gwe masih stuck di fo dan gak sempat jumpa...tapi kami ttp akan terus berhubung..kerna gwe pasti akan membantu selagi gwe mampu...
gwe kagum dgn apa yang gwe lihat...perjuangan yang bukan hanya pada kata-kata..gwe kagum bila ke kantornya kak dete yang fund nya dari belanda...gwe kagum bila kak dete bilang tentang organisasi itu..gwe bersyukur sama Tuhan kerna gwe diberi kesempatan untuk melihat erti perjuangan sebenar..perjuangan demi kebahagiaan orang lain...demi Tuhan...bak kata bang ezam..''disini kita lebih dekat dengan syurga''.baru sekarang gwe ngerti kata2 itu..kerna di sini mengajar erti sebenar kehidupan dan perjuangan..dalam memartabatkan maruah dan keperibadian insan yang bernama manusia...


teman-teman serius sekali nyuruh kami extend tiket so that kami bisa lagi di sini lebih lama...i wish i could...udah plan sama ivan mau ke bali next time...

...nanti gwe sambung lagi ya..mau santai dulu....

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10/09/2006

setelah 3 jam dalam train, kami tiba di jakarta..lalu ke rumahnya erin..gwe agak risau mau nginap di rumah erin..ternyata gwe salah kerna bila ketemu kakak sama bangnya erin..gwe udah gak risau lagi...mereka sangatbaikkk...gwe senang skali di rumahnya erin..sore nya gwe ketemu nyokap(mak) sama bokap(ayah) nya erin...baik sekali nyokap sama bokapnya erin...ternyata perbedaan itu bukanlah penghalang sebuah perhubungan...kami happy sekali sama family erin..baik sekali...kren!!!!(best).

Dan malamya telah terjadi satu peristiwa yang gwe pasti tidak akan pernah lupakan...McD adalah saksi kejadian lucu ini...semuanya gara2 perut gwe yang kualitasnya 2nd hand..berlari2 sama Yudhi mencari kamar kecil..at the same time erin fesal sama k irah sempat berfoto di belakang gwe sama Yudhi...mereka juga berjaya ngambil foto2 gwe di saat2 genting...hahaha....lucu sekali....pencarian kami ternyata sia2 kerna kamar kecil semuanya udah berkunci...terus kami naik mobil tapi jalan pula macet(jam) banget...Yudhi sama erin nyuruh kami turun ke mcd sambil berlari2 dan yudhi sama fesal nunggu dalam kereta yang still stuck dalam macet...maluuuuuuuuuuuu banget.....kami ketawa gak berenti ngenangkan saat lucu itu...capek kerna asek ketawa aja dalam mobil....

11/9/2006

masih lagi mau belanja..kali ini di mangga dua..yudhi jemput di rumah...kami jalan2 dari pagi hingga sore...menikmati hari2 terakhir sebelum pulang...sedih banget rasaya...malamnya kami hang out di tempat favourite erin sama band membernya (everybody loves irene)..tempatnya kayak central perk...senang baget makan2 sambil dengar music...ngobrol2..curhat(sesi curahan hati)..gwe k irah sama erin...aneh sekali perasaan ini..kami gak pernah kenal sebelum ini...hanya 6 hari perkenalan udah seakrab ini...teman2 erin turut rasa aneh melihat kami begitu close...erin bilang "gwe lebih suka meninggalkan dari ditinggalkan"..sedih gwe dengar...tapi rin..gwe lagi sedih ninggalkan lu...lu teman yang baik sekali rin...gwe janji akan ke sana lagi hanya untuk ketemu kamu..kita lepak di soho ya...


12/9/2006

hari ini harinya wisuda(convocation) erin!!!erin tidur hanya 3 jam kerna malamya kami lagi curhat dalam bilik...yudhi datang jemput dan kami dapat masuk ke hall dan nonton wisuda erin...gwe sama k ira duduk di sebelah nyokap sama bokapnya erin..ngobrol2...berfoto...gwe senag banget ...sebelum pulang ke rumah untuk ke bandara (airport)..nyokap sama bokapnya erin bawa kami ke gedung parlimen untuk berfoto...pulang ke rumah kami bersiap untuk ke bandara....sedih banget...after kami checked in...kami makan malam barang2 di mcd...sedih...sedih...amat sedih sekali mau berpisah....erin hanya diam..yudhi bilang erin sedih mau berpisah...tapi kami harus juga berpisah...........

to erin.yudhi,nisah,hany,fikri,kak dete,family erin,family kak dete,lela,ivan,dani,venus,beng,sama semua teman2 di jakarta dan bandung...gwe ucapkan makasih atas semuanya..atas persahabatan ini...makasih....kangen sama kalian.....

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kepada kak irah,

thanx sangat2 sbb jadi travel buddy yang sangat best...thanx akak for evythg...banyak lagi destinasi kita nanti...dah masuk list dah..best shopping ngan akak..walopon kaki kita luka..jalan senget..nak tergolek..tapi still boleh gelak2 sampai nak pengsan...thanx my lovely sis...

kepada fesal,

thanx sebab menghubung fad dgn persahabatan ni...kita kawan sampai bila2...jangan ambik hati eh ngn kata2 fad...walopon kita jarang jumpa..tapi takde ape yang boleh ubah frenship kita...thanx....

kepada aku,

terlalu banyak kasih sayang yang Tuhan bagi kat aku...walaupon dunia kita berbeza..tapi masih ada manusia yang bisa berhubung dan bersatu atas nama kemanusiaan dan kasih sayang....terima kasih Tuhan....

i have found me...things that ive been searching for all this while and before i face death...i thank God for placing me in this destiny...

there's so much to write here..but i would have to find the right time...i was in jakarta yesterday..and at this moment im in bandung...

with kak irah and fesal..after 5 months finally we are here...its such a blessing to be here..especially when i get to see kak dete and her family..erin,lela,hanny and fikri...a bunch of nice people..we barely knew each other..but now..they are always with us...enjoying each other's company..

when i have a non-stop conversation with kak dete..i started to realize something as we share the same sentiment..i found me...yes..i found me...and im so blessed....