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ID cards for refugees: A step in the right direction

February 5, 2010

in Member Statements,News,Southeast Asia,Statements

SUARAM welcomes the announcement by the Home Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Mahmood Adam on the Government’s plans to issue identification cards to refugees recognised by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). We view this as a positive development towards the recognition of the right to seek asylum as enshrined in Article 14 of [...]

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Malaysia plans IDs for refugees to prevent arrest

3 February 2010

Associated Press- Monday, February 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysia plans to issue identification cards to refugees who are recognized by the United Nations, allowing them to stay in the country temporarily and avoid arrest as illegal immigrants. Malaysia, which has declined to join the U.N. convention on refugees for fear of attracting a flood [...]

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