REFUGEE & MIGRANT RIGHTS
What is the problem?
Refugees and migrants are offered few protections by countries within Southeast Asia. Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia are the largest host countries for refugees, yet none of them are signatories to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, nor do they have legal protection mechanisms currently in place.
Southeast Asia is also host to Myanmar, the 4th major source of refugees in the world. Most of them are among the approximately one million Rohingya refugees now living in camps in southern Bangladesh. However, the Myanmar government has done nothing to put in place conditions for them to return in safety and dignity. ASEAN as a regional grouping is also failing to respond to the scale of the tragedy.
What are we doing about it?
Relevant Publications
Job Vacancy – Program Coordinator for Refugees and Migrant Rights
APHR is looking for a Program Coordinator for Refugees and Migrant Rights who will lead the organisation’s work on the portfolio on Refugees and Migrant Rights across the ASEAN region including Timor Leste.
To tackle COVID-19 outbreaks, ASEAN MPs call for more inclusive policies for migrant workers
Click here for a Thai translation of this statement Click here for a Malay translation of this statement JAKARTA - As COVID-19 cases surge in Thailand and Malaysia, as well as elsewhere in the region, Southeast Asian lawmakers urge these governments to take more...
End Anti-Migrant Rhetoric and Actions, and Protect Everyone
By Maria Chin Abdullah Here in Malaysia, we are currently in the midst of the deadliest wave of COVID-19 yet. We all hope to remain safe from the virus, but I am concerned that many are being left behind without protection; not only from the virus, but also from...
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