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Joint Statements
JOINT STATEMENT FOR THAILAND TO PROTECT REFUGEES FLEEING VIOLENCE AND REPRESSION IN MYANMAR
For the full statement in PDF, please see here. BANGKOK. 8 April 2021 We, the undersigned organisations, call on Thailand and other governments in the Asia region to protect people fleeing violence and repression in Myanmar. As the situation is … Continue reading
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Joint Statement: Malaysia Defies Court Order, Putting Lives in Imminent Danger
For the full statement in PDF, please see here. BANGKOK, 26 February 2021 The Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN), Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) and the International Detention Coalition (IDC) … Continue reading
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URGENT STATEMENT: Malaysia Must Stop the Planned Deportation of Detained Myanmar Nationals and Allow Detainees Immediate Access to UNHCR
For the full PDF version, please click here. BANGKOK, 19 February 2021 The Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) and the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) strongly urge the Government of Malaysia to immediately halt the involuntary … Continue reading
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JOINT RESPONSE TO THE DRAFT CMW DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT NO. 5 (2020) ON MIGRANTS’ RIGHTS TO LIBERTY AND FREEDOM FROM ARBITRARY DETENTION
For the full PDF version, see here. This submission is made on behalf of 11 civil society organizations and individuals working on issues concerning gender, sexuality and migration from different perspectives. [See Annex 1: List of Endorsements]. We commend the … Continue reading
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ASEAN Must Ensure Protection for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the Region
For the full text, see here. Bangkok, 20 June 2020: On the occasion of World Refugee Day 2020, and ahead of the 36th ASEAN Virtual Summit on 26 June, we, the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN), the Asian … Continue reading
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Joint Statement: Urgent Call to Promote and Protect the Rights of Stateless Persons in their COVID-19 Responses
For the full statement, please see here. As governments across the world confront the COVID-19 pandemic, facing deeply challenging decisions on protecting public health while averting starvation and warding off economic disaster, it is increasingly evident that in times of … Continue reading
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Joint Statement: ASEAN Urged to Heed UN Sec-Gen Call for Ceasefire, Ensure Human Rights Amid COVID19
Southeast Asian states should heed call for global ceasefire, ensure conflict sensitivity and human rights in responding to COVID19 crisis For the full PDF version, please see here. 30 March 2020 We, in the Global Partnership for the Prevention of … Continue reading
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Joint Statement: APNOR-APRRN Calling For Urgent Action on Covid-19 for Refugees
For the full PDF version, please see here. 17th of March 2020 The members of the Asia Pacific Network of Refugees (APNOR) stand in solidarity with refugees and are fully mobilized to help contain the spread of COVID-19 and mitigate … Continue reading
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Joint Statement: Ensure New Refugee Regulation Meets International Standards
Joint Statement: Ensure New Refugee Regulation Meets International Standards November 2019 Bangkok, Thailand (BANGKOK, November 11, 2019)—We call on the Government of Thailand to enact and implement laws and policies to ensure full rights and protections for refugees in line … Continue reading
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JOINT STATEMENT: Thailand Government MoU on Alternatives to Detention for Children
Joint Statement on the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Determination of Measures and Approaches Alternative to Detention of Children in Immigration Detention Centers January 21, 2019 Bangkok, Thailand Thailand edges closer to respecting refugee and … Continue reading
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