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About Irene Xavier
- Irene Xavier is a Malaysian women's rights activist.
- She is a prominent member of Friends of Women, Selangor - Persatuan Sahabat Wanita, Selangor (PSWS), a women's rights NGO.
- She is also a key activist of Suaram, Malaysia's leading human rights organisation. Irene was one of the 106 people detained under the Internal Security Act (Malaysia) in 1987 during Operation Lalang.
- As the Internal Security Act is often used to silence dissent, Irene was targeted because of her work as a women's rights activist.
- In the first 60 days of incommunicado detention, she claimed that she was beaten, humiliated and mentally abused.
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