An inmate crawling on the floor in a cage.

Taman Sinar Harapan home in Kuala Kubu Baru was a govt-run shelter for the disabled. However, this 'Sinar Harapan' (Ray of Hope) has turned out to be a nightmare. The home has about 200 residents comprising men, women and children. Some of them are mentally disabled and infirmed. Things were worst where some of the inmate were naked, chained up, caged and covered in their faeces and urine! They were locked up in bars like animals in a zoo! The volunteer shared that patients were not given any clothing as they had used their shirt to strangle themselves or the other men. Was that a good reason for not giving them clothes? Should they be treated in this way? It was such an humiliation for them! Wonder how the volunteer would 'sambil hati' to leave these patients like this.

These patients should be treated by medication, not retricting their movement by chaining them to their beds. The people in charge of this home should be well-equipped with knowledge to handle and take care of these patients well. These patients are human too. Treating them in such a way is totally an abuse to them!