BY: CHRISTOPHER FERNANDEZ

The recent abuses that were ongoing at a home for children has shocked Malaysians and the watching world over how lax Malaysia is in not ensuring that homes set up by caregivers are above board.

This discovery could just very well be the tip of an iceberg and the authorities must conduct an audit of all homes that provide care and register and monitor caregivers to avoid any abuse or wrongdoing from taking place.

Those Malaysians such as children, orphans, the elderly and sick in nursing homes and welfare homes should not be considered as castaways or discards as they unfortunately have to reside in these homes.

Malaysians who have to live in homes have to be given due respect and their dignity and pride must be upheld at all times and they should not be subject to animal or brute, beastly behaviour by anyone.

From time to time there emerges cases of abuse highlighted by the media but it is anyone’s guess how many residents of these caregiving homes suffer in silence for fear of reprisal and being bullied or tortured.

These helpless, voiceless people must not be abused in any way and they have to be given due care until they are able to live independently and this is why the authorities must not wait to take action on wayward homes.

-THE MALAYSIA VOICE

** The views expressed on this opinion is of the writer and not the publisher