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		<title>Concerns over immigration related developments that jeopardize the security of refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia</title>
		<link>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2011/10/18/member-statement-press-statement-concerns-over-immigration-related-developments-that-jeopardize-the-security-of-refugees-and-asylum-seekers-in-malaysia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:25:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>APPRN Statement on a new approach to regional cooperation on refugee protection</title>
		<link>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2011/09/16/apprn-statement-on-a-new-approach-to-regional-cooperation-on-refugee-protection/</link>
		<comments>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2011/09/16/apprn-statement-on-a-new-approach-to-regional-cooperation-on-refugee-protection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>APRRN Joint statement on the Australia – Malaysia refugee swap agreement</title>
		<link>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2011/05/17/aprrn-joint-statement-on-the-australia-%e2%80%93-malaysia-refugee-swap-agreement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 14:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anoop</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Concerns over the Proposed Australia-Malaysia Refugee Transfer Arrangement</title>
		<link>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2011/05/12/concerns-over-the-proposed-australia-malaysia-refugee-transfer-arrangement/</link>
		<comments>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2011/05/12/concerns-over-the-proposed-australia-malaysia-refugee-transfer-arrangement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 15:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anoop</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Statement of concern on the plight of new Rohingya arrivals in Thailand</title>
		<link>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2011/02/02/statement-of-concern-on-the-plight-of-new-rohingya-arrivals-in-thailand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anoop</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thai version The Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network is deeply concerned about the plight of an estimated 226 Rohingya boat people, including an unknown number of children, reportedly detained by Thai authorities in the southern provinces of Thailand.  They were intercepted in three boats: one boat with 91 persons intercepted in Trang Province on 22 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Statement of concern on the detention of refugees and asylum seekers of Pakistani origin in Thailand</title>
		<link>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2010/12/20/statement-of-concern-on-the-detention-of-refugees-and-asylum-seekers-of-pakistani-origin-in-thailand/</link>
		<comments>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2010/12/20/statement-of-concern-on-the-detention-of-refugees-and-asylum-seekers-of-pakistani-origin-in-thailand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anoop</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/?p=566</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We, the undersigned, are deeply concerned and shocked at the arrest and detention of 86 refugees and asylum seekers of Pakistani origin in Bangkok. These vulnerable people were arrested from their homes in a dawn raid and taken to the Bangkok Detention Centre. We have information that indicates that almost all the detainees have either [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RCOA statement on the Christmas island tragedy</title>
		<link>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2010/12/16/rcoa-statement-on-the-christmas-island-tragedy/</link>
		<comments>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2010/12/16/rcoa-statement-on-the-christmas-island-tragedy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 03:05:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anoop</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) expresses its deep sadness about the shocking loss of life today on the coast of Christmas Island. &#8220;We extend our deepest sympathies to those who have lost loved ones and also to the many people on Christmas Island traumatised by what they have witnessed,” RCOA chief executive officer Paul [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE: Afghan Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Malaysia</title>
		<link>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2010/06/07/between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place-afghan-refugees-and-asylum-seekers-in-malaysia/</link>
		<comments>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2010/06/07/between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place-afghan-refugees-and-asylum-seekers-in-malaysia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anoop</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[08 June 2010, Kuala Lumpur. Afghanistan has been the source of one of the world’s largest and most enduring protracted refugee situations.  However, Afghan refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia are a relatively recent phenomenon. Health Equity Initiatives (HEI), today, released the report of a study on the situation of Afghan refugees and asylum seekers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stop refoulement of the Afghan refugee!</title>
		<link>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2010/05/07/stop-refoulement-of-the-afghan-refugee/</link>
		<comments>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2010/05/07/stop-refoulement-of-the-afghan-refugee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 08:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anoop</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Suaram has been informed that a 22 year old Afghan refugee recognised by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will be deported by the Immigration Department. His name will not be revealed to protect his identity. He is currently detained at an Immigration Department lock-up at Putrajaya. On 25 March 2010, the refugee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>INTERNATIONAL NGOS HIGHLIGHT DAMAGE CAUSED BY AUSTRALIAN SUSPENSION OF ASYLUM CLAIMS</title>
		<link>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2010/05/05/international-ngos-highlight-damage-caused-by-australian-suspension-of-asylum-claims/</link>
		<comments>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2010/05/05/international-ngos-highlight-damage-caused-by-australian-suspension-of-asylum-claims/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 06:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anoop</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/?p=488</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Refugee Council of Australia media release Forty-five non-government organisations (NGOs) from 16 countries have combined to condemn the Australian Government’s decision to suspend the processing of asylum claims by Sri Lankan and Afghan nationals, highlighting the damage caused to regional efforts to protect refugees. In a joint statement coordinated by Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network [...]]]></description>
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