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Forced return of 11 Uighurs from Malaysia

25 August 2011

Malaysian civil society Press statement FORCED RETURN OF 11 UIGHURS: IT IS ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL EMBARRASSMENT We, the undersigned civil society organizations strongly condemn the deportation of 11 Chinese citizens of Uighur ethnicity by the Malaysian government on August 18. It is a blatant violation of international law and/or international customary law against refoulement (forced return). [...]

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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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Allow the Sri Lankan Refugees for Access to UNHCR Immediately!

24 April 2010

Allow the Sri Lankan Refugees for Access to UNHCR Immediately! SUARAM has been informed that a group of 75 Tamil asylum seekers stranded in a ship moored off Tanjong Piandang, Perak since 19th April 2010. They fled from Sri Lanka in fear of persecution and harsh living conditions.  We were informed that among the 75 individuals, 61 [...]

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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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