Human Rights | Kiran Kreer https://imkiran.com/stories/human-rights/ Sun, 03 May 2026 14:33:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://imkiran.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cropped-kirankreerlogo-favicon-32x32.png Human Rights | Kiran Kreer https://imkiran.com/stories/human-rights/ 32 32 When Children Work In Train Stations, India https://imkiran.com/when-children-work-in-train-stations-india/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 13:22:25 +0000 http://www.imkiran.com/?p=5153 In India’s railway stations, thousands of children work daily to support their families. This story documents their lives, resilience, and the reality of child labour in urban spaces. When children work, they find a purpose in life to earn a little for their families. When they change themselves within cultures to be who they are […]

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]]> Starting A Refugee Learning Centre in Langkawi, Malaysia https://imkiran.com/starting-a-learning-centre-in-langkawi/ Sat, 29 Jul 2023 06:30:34 +0000 https://imkiran.com/?p=12336 It’s been close to one year since I’ve been in Langkawi Island, while exploring the beautiful island, I learned about the Rohingya refugees living here. It was a surprise at first, there are refugees in Langkawi? Also curious to know more as I wished to photograph and share their untold stories here. This led me […]

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]]> Free Health Clinic For Refugees in Langkawi https://imkiran.com/free-health-clinic-for-refugees-in-langkawi/ Sat, 15 Jul 2023 13:51:49 +0000 https://imkiran.com/?p=10393 Have you been to a free health clinic? Most of us living in Malaysia received public education and medical care, it’s just something we always had, we have free and affordable access to schools, universities, clinics and hospitals. When the kids are sick, when a mother needs a check up, when a women is pregnant […]

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]]> A Prayer With Rohingya Children in Langkawi https://imkiran.com/a-prayer-with-rohingya-in-langkawi/ Thu, 08 Dec 2022 07:06:26 +0000 https://imkiran.com/?p=10026 A prayer can mean a lot within the lessons of life, it either brings a community together or teaches us a sense of self discipline. It’s also another form of meditation, being self aware and present with our current space. I asked the religious teacher if the children understood what they were reciting, or were […]

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]]> Have You Heard of the Jakun People of Malaysia? https://imkiran.com/have-you-heard-of-the-jakun-people-of-malaysia/ Sat, 15 Jan 2022 04:21:11 +0000 https://imkiran.com/?p=9571 Have you heard of the Jakun tribe or originally called Orang Hulu, meaning, “People of the Upriver” of Malaysia? In todays local Malay dialect, the name “jakun” carries the meaning “slave”, uncivilised or unsophisticated person. Orang Hulu are an ethnic group recognised as Orang Asli (indigenous people) of the Malay Peninsula in Malaysia. They are […]

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]]> The Shocking Truth of Malaysian Tribes, Temiar and Jakun https://imkiran.com/shocking-truth-malaysian-tribes-temiar-jakun/ Fri, 10 Feb 2017 12:44:21 +0000 http://www.imkiran.com/?p=7292   A conversation that shocked my friends here in Europe. “How are the tribes in Malaysia? Can we visit them?” I said.. “Err…No.” “What? But we did, we went to a tribe tourist village.” “Those are showcase villages just for tourist like you.” “What do you mean?” “Let me explain..” “Tribes in Malaysia are not […]

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]]> Paniya The Slave Tribe Of Wayanad, India https://imkiran.com/paniya-the-slave-tribe-of-wayanad/ Fri, 09 Sep 2016 13:45:33 +0000 http://www.imkiran.com/?p=6075 When I heard about the Paniya slave tribes in Wayanad, I started researching more about their location, heritage and history. To my surprise, I found that they have been around long before the locals starting living among them, mainly in the mountains. The main ethnic group was the Paniya tribes, also the Kurumar and Adiyars. […]

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]]> No Equality and Safety For Women In Jaffna, Sri Lanka https://imkiran.com/no-equality-and-safety-for-women-in-jaffna-sri-lanka/ Wed, 03 Aug 2016 09:16:24 +0000 http://www.imkiran.com/?p=5875   My recent conversation with a women who lived in Jaffna her whole life, she explains to me how life has changed since the defeat of the rebels, Tamil Tigers, after the civil war in Sri Lanka. Some of the details may be disturbing, reader discretion is advised. This is merely to help raise awareness […]

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]]> Temiar Child Missing For 40 Days in Malaysian Forest https://imkiran.com/losing-her-voice-temiar-child-missing-for-40-days-in-malaysian-forest/ Wed, 22 Jun 2016 07:08:48 +0000 http://www.imkiran.com/?p=5677 This was one of those conversations that made me feel that my efforts in creating awareness is never enough. The injustice that happens daily in front of our eyes is still going unnoticed. Here is another short story from my previous journey into the Temiar Orang Asli (tribe) villages in Kelantan, Malaysia in May. “What […]

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]]> Be Our Voice, Temiar Blockade To Fight Illegal Logging https://imkiran.com/voice-blockade-fight-illegal-logging-plea-temiar-tribe/ Sun, 05 Jun 2016 10:37:32 +0000 http://www.imkiran.com/?p=5626 In June 2016 I revisited this tribe community deep in the rainforest. After the major East Coast Floods in Kelantan, Malaysia in 2014/15. More than 200,000 people were affected, it was the worse flood ever recorded. Mainly areas affected were tribes in Kelantan and Terengganu also some major cities, they were left in hunger with […]

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]]> Teenage Mothers Not Getting Medical Help | Temiar Tribe https://imkiran.com/teenage-pregnancies-and-mothers-not-getting-medical-help-temiar-tribe/ Tue, 24 May 2016 08:41:50 +0000 http://www.imkiran.com/?p=5539 Teenage pregnancies and marriages are still a common culture for tribes in Malaysia. During my visit into the Temiar tribe villages deep in the rainforest, north of Malaysia, I met with many mothers who look to me like they should be in school. Some as young as 18 years old, that age accuracy is only […]

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]]> Empty Promises & No Electricity For Over 50 Years https://imkiran.com/empty-promises-no-electricity-50-years-temiar-tribe-malaysia/ Wed, 04 May 2016 16:48:26 +0000 http://www.imkiran.com/?p=5382 Pak Aban Anjang (Abain Anjang) “They say you are the oldest Temiar tribe elderly here?” “Yes I am, I have lived long here, longer than many. I am still strong and I work hard. Also I have three wives and 19 children.” “So what do you think about life here today?” “It’s not good as […]

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]]> Five Died Of Starvation – The Truth Of Temiar Tribe, Malaysia https://imkiran.com/five-died-starvation-jungle-truth-temiar-tribe/ Thu, 28 Apr 2016 10:17:14 +0000 http://www.imkiran.com/?p=5354 On August 2015, seven Temiar orang asli (tribe) children went missing in the jungle after an issue in school near Pos Tohoi. The kids then ran away from getting punished by a teacher.The government had started rescue operation but was unable to rescue or locate the children in time. After 48 days in the jungle, only […]

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]]> Fishing For Hope | Voices Of Chennai https://imkiran.com/fishing-hope-voices-of-chennai/ Sun, 10 Jan 2016 15:46:22 +0000 http://www.imkiran.com/?p=5147 A young girl spends her afternoon playing with a homemade fishing rod, in hopes to catch a fish. The reality is there are no more fish here after years of pollution and rubbish being dumped into this river. She can only dream or wish for a clean river to play and swim in. Many rivers […]

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