1. “Penan girls claim abuse” – http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/10/6/nation/2198042&sec=nation
2. “Violated by loggers” – http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2008/10/6/lifefocus/2150772&sec=lifefocus
3. “A neglected people” – http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2008/10/6/lifefocus/2148310&sec=lifefocus
4. “Ministry to probe sex abuse by Penans” – http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/10/3/nation/2168548&sec=nation
A press conference will be held at the following on the issue at:
Date: 8 October 2008
Time: 2.30pm
Venue: Bar Council meeting room (to be confirmed)
All are invited to the press conference to express your solidarity support to the Penans.
We are also seeking the endorsement of your organization to the joint statement of civil society on the issue. Please find the statement as attached below. Please kindly send your endorsement to email: suaram@suaram.net or fax: 03-77843526, no later than 12.00 noon on 8 October 2008.
For any inquiry, please kindly contact the persons below.
in solidarity,
Ivy Josiah (Women’s Aid Organization)
Colin Nicholas (Center for Orang Asli Concerns)
Stephanie (Kuala Lumpur Legal Aid Center)
Yap Swee Seng (SUARAM)