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

June 7, 2010

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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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Stop refoulement of the Afghan refugee!

7 May 2010

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 [...]

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City Council And State Government Should Help Refugees, Says Bar Council

8 April 2010

KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 (Bernama)– The Malaysian Bar Council today urged the state governments and city councils to come out with a framework and policy in managing refugees in Malaysia. “We accept the fact that we will always have refugees all the time and this issue is definitely not going to go away,” said Datuk [...]

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Stop the arrests of refugees and release the 45 Sri Lankan refugees now

24 March 2010

Urgent appeal SUARAM has been informed that 45 Sri Lankan refugees were arrested last night at Ipoh. They have since been taken to Langkap Immigration Detention Centre. We have identified 21 individuals in the group, all of whom are refugees recognised by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The names of the refugees [...]

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ID cards for refugees: A step in the right direction

5 February 2010

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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