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Malaysia begins sending home Myanmar refugees, including children, despite safety concerns

Malaysia begins sending home Myanmar refugees, including children, despite safety concerns

Today 17:50Key points summarised by AI
  • Malaysia deported approximately 1,500 Myanmar nationals, including children, as the first phase of a repatriation program, defying objections from the United Nations and human rights organizations.
  • The deportations proceed despite Myanmar's ongoing civil war, with the UNHCR expressing concerns that current conditions do not support safe and sustainable returns and that it was not involved in identifying those repatriated.
  • Malaysia cited a 'financial burden' and 'real security threat' from asylum-seekers, who are primarily from Myanmar, as reasons for the repatriation, without detailing the ethnicity or refugee status of those returned.
  • Human rights groups condemned the deportations, highlighting violations of the non-refoulement principle and expressing fears that those sent back could face forced conscription or persecution in Myanmar.
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