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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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Statement of concern on the plight of new Rohingya arrivals in Thailand

2 February 2011

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 [...]

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Statement of concern on the detention of refugees and asylum seekers of Pakistani origin in Thailand

20 December 2010

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 [...]

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RCOA statement on the Christmas island tragedy

16 December 2010

The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) expresses its deep sadness about the shocking loss of life today on the coast of Christmas Island. “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 [...]

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BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE: Afghan Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Malaysia

7 June 2010

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 [...]

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