Malaysia urges 1951 Refugee Convention signatories to fulfil responsibilities
Datuk Wilson Ugak Kumbong said this includes providing protection to refugees regardless of origin, ethnicity and religion.
Tue Jun 20 2023
World Refugee Day: Ratify 1951 Refugee Convention and 1967 Protocol - Malaysian Bar
Karen Cheah said Malaysia was lacking in an effective legal framework to legitimise and protect refugees.
Mon Jun 20 2022
Malaysia calls refugee convention signatories to receive more Rohingya refugees
Malaysia calls for proportionate responsibility sharing by receiving more Rohingya refugees for resettlement or relocation.
Wed Oct 27 2021
Malaysia says no refugees among 1,200 Myanmar nationals to be deported
Malaysia is not a signatory to the UN Refugee Convention and treats all arrivals without proper documentation as illegal migrants.
Tue Feb 16 2021
Govt identifying countries willing to receive refugees - Mastura
The humanitarian policy must be considered at all times although Malaysia was not a member of the 1951 Refugee Convention under the UN.
Tue Sep 08 2020
Aussie minister say M'sia sincere about asylum deal
Foreign Minister Senator Bob Carr said the government's Malaysian people-swap deal could still work if the southeast Asian nation decides not to sign the United Nations(UN) Refugee Convention.
Wed Nov 07 2012