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Southeast Asia

INCREASE PROTECTION OF REFUGEES; NOT IRRELEVANT, POORLY PLANNED AMNESTY PROGRAM

25 August 2011

TENAGANITA Women’s Force, Press Statement. August 24, 2011   Refugees with UNHCR cards were informed through their organizations, two days ago that they needed to get registered into the biometric system  at Putrajaya Immigration office.  Thousands of people – elderly, ill, young children, mothers with babies stood for hours in a cramped place, waited only [...]

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Malaysia/China: Prevent Forced Return of Uighurs

23 August 2011

Malaysia/China: Prevent Forced Return of Uighurs Malaysia’s Human Rights Reputation Hangs in the Balance Human Rights Watch Press Release (http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/08/22/malaysiachina-prevent-forced-return-uighurs) (Washington, DC, August 22, 2011) – The Malaysian government should immediately ensure that five Chinese citizens of Uighur ethnicity among at least 16 arrested in raids on August 6, 2011, are not forcibly returned to [...]

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Press Release: 94 Refugees and 2 Asylum Seekers Released from Immigration Detention Centre in Bangkok

6 June 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bangkok, June6, 2011 94 Refugees Released from Immigration Detention Centre in Bangkok Bangkok, June 6, 2011 On Monday, June 6, 94 refugees and 2 asylum seekers were released on bail from the Immigration Detention Centre (IDC) in Bangkok. This was achieved in cooperation with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Thailand [...]

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APRRN Joint statement on the Australia – Malaysia refugee swap agreement

17 May 2011

The Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network is very concerned about the proposed  Australia-Malaysia bilateral agreement under which Australia plans to transfer 800 individuals seeking asylum to Malaysia in return for resettling an additional 4,000 refugees from Malaysia over the next 4 years. As civil society organisations working with refugees in the Asia Pacific region and [...]

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Concerns over the Proposed Australia-Malaysia Refugee Transfer Arrangement

12 May 2011

12 May 2011 The Migration Working Group is deeply concerned to hear about the possibility of a bilateral agreement between Australia and Malaysia in which 800 asylum seekers arriving by boat to Australia will be transferred to Malaysia for refugee status determination in return for Australia resettling 4,000 UNHCR-recognised refugees over 4 years. Australia, as [...]

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