The Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) has urged the government to provide free Covid-19 vaccinations for vulnerable non-citizens and detained persons.

Otherwise, these communities risked being unable to afford the vaccine against a virus that does not discriminate based on citizenship status, it said.

“Suhakam urges the government to provide free Covid-19 vaccines for all including vulnerable communities, refugees, migrants, stateless persons, detainees in detention centres and prison inmates without discrimination based on their nationality status...

“The right to health is a basic human right enjoyed by everyone. Access to healthcare, including vaccines...