An Immigration truck believed to be carrying Myanmar migrants from Malaysia back to their homeland, is seen heading towards the naval base in Lumut, Perak on February 23, 2021. The UN says it is ‘seriously concerned’ by Malaysia’s continued deportation of asylum seekers from Myanmar back to their country. – AFP pic, October 25, 2022.
THE United Nations said today it was “seriously concerned” by Malaysia’s continued deportation of asylum seekers from Myanmar back to their country. UNHCR, the UN’s refugee agency, said it had received “multiple disturbing reports” of refoulement – the forcible return of refugees and asylum seekers – since April.
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