Halt further returns to Myanmar and protect children – Suhakam

The principle of non-refoulement protects a person from being returned to a place where they face a real risk of persecution, torture or other serious harm.

Malaysia-Myanmar: The repatriation question

A group of 1,476 people have been returned to Myanmar from Malaysia earlier this week, as part of a wider repatriation programme that could...

Why is Malaysia sending back Rohingya refugees to Myanmar?

They sought refuge in Malaysia nearly a decade ago, fleeing persecution and war in Myanmar. But thousands of Rohingya refugees are being sent back...

Malaysia’s continued deportation of refugees exposes its double standard on international law

The country is in breach of the international legal principle of non-refoulement and must immediately halt all plans of returning refugees and asylum seekers to Myanmar

Rohingya in Bangladesh preserve documents and memories of Myanmar in digital archive

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar are digitising family photographs, identity papers and land deeds to preserve proof of their heritage.More than a million...

Repatriating refugees back to Myanmar

Malaysia has agreed to send the first batch of over 1,000 Myanmar refugees home on 29 September.This is part of a wider plan to...

Navigating the forthcoming ICJ judgment in The Gambia v Myanmar

The forthcoming judgment from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Gambia v Myanmar case is a landmark opportunity to advance the Rohingya...

Anwar’s pursuit of refugee returns to Myanmar raises alarming human rights concerns

Amnesty International Malaysia has responded to reports that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is prepared to invite Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing to Malaysia to...

9th Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day: A call for justice and accountability

Today marks the ninth anniversary of the 2017 genocide against the Rohingya in Rakhine state. This Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day stands as a crucial moment...

Nine years after the genocide, the Rohingya are still waiting for justice

Nine years ago, the Myanmar military and Myanmar security forces launched an atrocity campaign to erase the Rohingya from Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state. Today we...

By embracing a warlord, Thailand has torched its credibility. It is taking Asean down...

Khun Kasit Piromya et alThailand’s short-sighted and self-interested decision to engage with accused war criminal and junta leader Min Aung Hlaing has shattered any...