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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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Refugees nearing 150 days at sea

17 February 2010

254 Sri Lankan Tamil-speaking refugees have been trapped on a tiny boat in the port of Merak in Indonesia. It will be 150 days on march 10th. Currently No humanitarian agencies apart from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) are allowed to visit the boat. The IOM, which gets $12 million a year from the [...]

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Tens of Thousands of Rohingyas from Burma at risk of starvation in an unprecedented crackdown in Bangladesh

15 February 2010

The ARAKAN PROJECT PRESS RELEASE 15 February 2010 A new report released today by The Arakan Project states that an unprecedented crackdown by the Bangladesh government on Rohingyas from Burma is creating a grave humanitarian crisis for tens of thousands of refugees.  The report “Unregistered Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh: Crackdown, forced displacement and hunger” calls [...]

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The Immigration Detention Working Group (IDWG)

28 December 2009

The Immigration Detention Working Group (IDWG) of the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network consists of more than 50 organisations and individuals from 12 countries in the Asia Pacific region who aim to work together for the rights, dignity and well being of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in detention in the Asia Pacific Region. The [...]

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