,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #fe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,july #bh1 #bjae  
,ms4 ,de,lauro 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 
,ms4 ,slaught]1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4    
,ryan ( ,ohio1 & ,mr4 ,pocan7 submitt$ !
 foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,concurr5t ,,resolution      
,express+ ! s5se ( ,congress reg>d+ !   
upgrad+ ( ,malaysia on ! #bjae          
,traffick+ ,9 ,p]sons report4  ,:]eas   
?is ye> m>ks ! #ae? anniv]s>y ( !       
,traffick+ ,victims ,protection ,act (  
#bjjj 7,,tvpa7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gaja et  
seq472 ,:]eas ! ,,tvpa has become !     
int]national /&>d = traffick+ victims   
protection & /atutorily requires !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate to issue
 ! ,traffick+ 9 ,p]sons 7,,tip7 report  
to engage =eign gov]nm5ts on ! issue (  
human traffick+2 ,:]eas ! ,,tip report  
is ! mo/ compreh5sive global res\rce =  
anti-human traffick+ ef=ts & %9es a     
light on violations to fundam5tal human 

rights worldwide2 ,:]eas ! ,,tip report 
is to hold gov]nm5ts acc\ntable = _!    
actions1 or lack !re(1 to support       
victims ( human traffick+ & end slav]y2 
,:]eas j "o ye> ago1 ! ,,tip report f\nd
 t !re 0 ample evid5ce ( =c$ labor & sex
 traffick+ 9 ,malaysia to d[ngrade !    
nation f ! ,ti] #b ,wat* ,li/ to ,ti]   
#c2 ,:]eas ,malaysia w\ld h be5 d[ngrad$
 #b ye>s e>li] b = a grace p]iod to make
 necess>y improvem5ts2 ,:]eas c\ntries  
on ,ti] #c ( ! ,,tip report d n fully   
comply ) ! ,,tvpa's m9imum /&>ds & are n
 mak+ significant ef=ts to d s2 ,:]eas  
num]\s reports by indep5d5t             
nongov]nm5tal organizations & ! m$ia    
outl9e ! failure ( ! ,malaysian gov]nm5t
 to make significant ef=ts to comply ) !
 ,,tvpa's m9imum /&>ds2 ,:]eas ,malaysia
 rema9s a key de/9ation c\ntry = memb]s 
( ! ,roh+ya e?nic m9ority flee+         
p]secution 9 ,myanm>2 ,:]eas ov]        
#ajj1jjj ,roh+ya h fl$ ,myanm> 9 ! pa/  
?ree ye>s1 (t5 at ! h&s ( human         
traffick]s 9 dang]\sly ov]cr[d$ boats = 

weeks to mon?s at a "t2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ 
,nations e/imates t #be1jjj migrants1   
includ+ ,roh+ya & ,banglade%is1 fl$ by  
sea 9 ! fir/ mon?s ( #bjae1 d\ble ! rate
 9 #bjac & #bjad2 ,:]eas ,roh+ya are    
frequ5tly abus$ & exploit$ by traffick]s
 = weeks 9 horrific conditions )\t      
adequate food1 wat]1 or fre$om (        
movem5t2 ,:]eas ,roh+ya :o arrive 9     
,malaysia are frequ5tly held 9 det5tion 
facilities op]at$ by human traffick]s = 
reasons ( exploitation :]e !y are       
subject to beat+s1 torture1 & ?reats by 
organiz$ crim9als2 ,:]eas asylum seek]s 
& refugees 9 ,malaysia lack legal /atus1
 docum5tation1 & o!r basic protections2 
,:]eas ! numb] ( ,malaysian traffick+   
convictions decreas$ betwe5 #bjac &     
#bjad1 f #i to #c2 ,:]eas #aci graves ( 
human traffick+ victims 7 f\nd 9        
traffick+ camps 9 ,malaysia 9 ,may      
#bjae2 ,:]eas a rec5t report bas$ on #aj
 ye>s ( surveillance by ! ,royal        
,malaysian ,police f\nd t #hj p]c5t (   
,malaysian law en=cem5t (fic]s at !     

c\ntry's bord]s 7 engag$ 9 corruption & 
_m ( !m 7 fund$ by human traffick+      
organizations2 ,:]eas ,unit$ ,/ates     
,ambassador to ,malaysia ,joseph ,yun 9 
,april #bjae /at$ t ,malaysia mu/       
demon/rate great] political w 9 protect+
 ! victims ( traffick+ & prosecut+      
traffick]s 9 ord] to improve its rank+  
on ! ,,tip report2 ,:]eas ,malaysia is 9
 fact a c\ntry ( orig91 transit &       
de/9ation = sev]e =ms ( traffick+ &     
gov]nm5t (ficials h be5 complicit 9     
traffick+2 & ,:]eas despite egregi\s    
ongo+ violations ( basic int]national   
human rights & a failure by ! ,gov]nm5t 
( ,malaysia to try to sub/antially      
improve conditions1 ,malaysia 0 upgrad$ 
f ,ti] #c to ! ,ti] #b ,wat* ,li/ 9 !   
#bjae ,,tip report3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t
 x is ! s5se ( ,congress t ! #bjae      
,traffick+ 9 ,p]sons report %\ld h plac$
 ,malaysia 9 ,ti] #c4