Rights group wants migrants released, immigration probe halted
This article is 10 months old
Human rights group Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) has urged the government to immediately release 171 migrant workers from Bangladesh, who were taken into custody when they attempted to lodge a police report against their agent.
The migrant workers have been held under immigration custody since Dec 20.
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