Tag: Migrant Rights
Protecting Filipino migrant workers
TO celebrate the 117th Independence Day of the Philippines and the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Philippine Migrants’ Act, the Kapisanan ng mga Kamag-anak at Migranteng Manggagawang Pilipino Inc. (KAKAMMPI) held a stakeholders dialogue on June 12 at the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Office Center in Manila....
Thailand junta cancels human rights report launch on Vietnam
Thailand's military government on Friday forced a human rights group to cancel the public launch of its report on the Vietnamese government's persecution of an ethnic minority, saying it could affect national security and bilateral relations.
Associated Press By THANYARAT DOKSONE
June 26, 2015 8:15 AM
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's military government...
Bar: Respect rights of asylum seekers, refugees; eliminate human trafficking
The Malaysian Bar renews its call to the Government to ratify the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol; to put in place a suitable legal and administrative framework for dealing with refugees and asylum seekers; and to work closely with stakeholders such as UNHCR Malaysia, civil society organisations, and...
UNHCR suggests using biometric ICs to regulate refugees in Malaysia
In the face of the recent influx of ethnic Rohingyas fleeing from persecution in Myanmar, Malaysia finds itself caught between encountering a humanitarian crisis and having to deal with the security and social problems that are bound to arise when asylum-seekers are allowed to swarm into the nation.
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Muslim Rohingya refugees seek shelter in Indonesian camps
Indonesia’s Aceh province is playing a vital role in assisting hundreds of boat people in Asia, now settled in temporary refugee camps after surviving perilous journey’s by sea. As Ron Corben reports for FSRN from Bangkok, humanitarian and relief workers expect more Muslim Rohingya will likely risk similar voyages...
Human Trafficking: Thailand’s Porous Borders
A recent clampdown notwithstanding, there has been little progress in ending human trafficking in the region
By Neil Thompson | June 23, 2015
If Thailand were in the Middle East it would currently make a very good fit for the headlines coming out of that troubled region. The political direction of...
Rights group cast a doubting eye as Thailand ends its trafficking investigation
Human rights group cast a doubting eye over Thailand’s statement on wrapping up the nation’s largest investigation into human trafficking.
Astro Awani | Updated: June 23, 2015
(First published on: June 23, 2015 19:22 MYT)
Rights group cast a doubting eye as Thailand ends its trafficking investigation
BANGKOK: Human rights group cast a...
Malaysia bids sombre farewell to nameless Rohingya dead
Malaysian authorities on Monday held a sombre mass funeral for 21 suspected ethnic Rohingya found in human-trafficking graves last month, as fellow Muslims prayed for the unidentified victims to find a place in heaven.
June 22, 2015 Updated: June 22, 2015 05:17 PM
KAMPUNG TUALANG, MALAYSIA // Malaysian authorities on Monday...
ASEAN Move on Rohingya, Slow But Forward
The bloc takes some tentative steps, with a welcome dose of common sense from Mahathir Mohamad.
By Luke Hunt
June 22, 2015
For decades ASEAN and its policy of non-interference in a neighbor’s affairs has been the focus of heated criticism, widely seen as an excuse that allowed countries behaving badly on...
New ‘green cards’ meet resistance
A new government project to issue “green card” identification papers in Rakhine State, mostly to the Rohingya minority, appears to be meeting resistance or lack of interest, with only 37 people so far requesting the new documents that allow holders to apply for Myanmar citizenship.
By Ei Ei Toe Lwin ...
