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Refugee Act in Korea passed

16 January 2012

The new Refugee Act in Korea passed the National Assembly on 29th December, 2011. The Act will come into effect on 1st July 2013. APRRN members in Korea in cooperation with the National Human Rights Commission, UNHCR Korea and Lawmaker Woo Yer played the key role in passing the Act. APRRN members in Korea have [...]

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Update: East Asia Symposium & Refugee Mental Health Training

27 October 2011

2011 East Asia Symposium Beyond Asylum:  Refugee Policy in Practice and How Refugees Experience It (12 November 2011, Hong Kong) Venue:  University of Hong Kong, Council Chambers 2011 marks the 60th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, a treaty that has saved hundreds of thousands of lives in its relatively short existence since World War [...]

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Concerns over immigration related developments that jeopardize the security of refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia

18 October 2011

MEMBER PRESS STATEMENT: Concerns over immigration related developments that jeopardize the security of refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia We, the undersigned organizations who work closely with refugees and asylum seekers from Burma living in Malaysia, express our deep concern over two recent immigration related developments that jeopardize­­ the security of refugees and asylum seekers in [...]

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Tenaganita on radio interview “refugees in Malaysia”

17 October 2011

Katrina Maliamauv from Tenaganita spoke about the plight of refugees and asylum-seekers in Malaysia on the BFM radio on 06-Oct-11. Due to their undocumented status, refugees and asylum-seekers in Malaysia are denied of basic rights such as education and healthcare, live in dire conditions and face other severe rights violations. They are subject to arrest, [...]

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APPRN Statement on a new approach to regional cooperation on refugee protection

16 September 2011

The Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) is deeply disappointed by the Australian government’s announcement that it intends to seek passage of legislation overturning the ruling by the High Court of Australia in the case of Plaintiff M70/2011 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. The High Court held that it is unlawful under Australia’s existing [...]

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