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The Refugee Crisis In Southeast Asia: The Malaysian Experience

In Southeast Asia, the protection space available for refugees, asylum seekers, and stateless people is fragile and unpredictable. This is due to the lack of national legal frameworks in most of these countries. In fact, some states have introduced restrictive policies such as denying safe disembark...

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Main Authors: Abdullahi Ayoade, Ahmad, Abdul Majid Tahir, Mohamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2016
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JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration
JZ International relations
Online Access:http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/5176/1/FH02-FUHA-17-08412.pdf
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spelling my-unisza-ir.51762022-02-07T08:22:05Z http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/5176/ The Refugee Crisis In Southeast Asia: The Malaysian Experience Abdullahi Ayoade, Ahmad Abdul Majid Tahir, Mohamed JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration JZ International relations In Southeast Asia, the protection space available for refugees, asylum seekers, and stateless people is fragile and unpredictable. This is due to the lack of national legal frameworks in most of these countries. In fact, some states have introduced restrictive policies such as denying safe disembarkation or access at the airport and narrowing protection space and access to asylum. There is also an increase in maritime pushbacks and instances of refoulment. In addition to not being party to the 1951 Refugee Convention, Malaysia lacks the legislative and administrative framework to address refugee matters; this has continued to pose various challenges to its sovereignty for decades. As a result, all asylum seekers and refugees are treated as irregular migrants, and in the absence of substantive engagement by the authorities, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) remains the last option to shoulder the burden of their international protection responsibilities. The current development of humanitarian problems washing up on its shores from Myanmar and Bangladesh echoes grave concern for Malaysia, such as its impact on the tourism industry, especially Western tourists. Malaysia is already home to about 150,000 foreign migrants, of which roughly 45,000 are Rohingya refugees. The present paper investigates the impact of the presence of refugees in Malaysia, being a non-signatory party to the Refugee Convention of 1951. It further examines the mechanisms in place to safeguard the rights of refugees, and how such an initiation has been managed without letting it affect the sovereignty and integrity of the nation. 2016-12 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/5176/1/FH02-FUHA-17-08412.pdf Abdullahi Ayoade, Ahmad and Abdul Majid Tahir, Mohamed (2016) The Refugee Crisis In Southeast Asia: The Malaysian Experience. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH IN HUMANITY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, 3 (6). pp. 80-90. ISSN 2394-9694
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topic JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration
JZ International relations
spellingShingle JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration
JZ International relations
Abdullahi Ayoade, Ahmad
Abdul Majid Tahir, Mohamed
The Refugee Crisis In Southeast Asia: The Malaysian Experience
description In Southeast Asia, the protection space available for refugees, asylum seekers, and stateless people is fragile and unpredictable. This is due to the lack of national legal frameworks in most of these countries. In fact, some states have introduced restrictive policies such as denying safe disembarkation or access at the airport and narrowing protection space and access to asylum. There is also an increase in maritime pushbacks and instances of refoulment. In addition to not being party to the 1951 Refugee Convention, Malaysia lacks the legislative and administrative framework to address refugee matters; this has continued to pose various challenges to its sovereignty for decades. As a result, all asylum seekers and refugees are treated as irregular migrants, and in the absence of substantive engagement by the authorities, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) remains the last option to shoulder the burden of their international protection responsibilities. The current development of humanitarian problems washing up on its shores from Myanmar and Bangladesh echoes grave concern for Malaysia, such as its impact on the tourism industry, especially Western tourists. Malaysia is already home to about 150,000 foreign migrants, of which roughly 45,000 are Rohingya refugees. The present paper investigates the impact of the presence of refugees in Malaysia, being a non-signatory party to the Refugee Convention of 1951. It further examines the mechanisms in place to safeguard the rights of refugees, and how such an initiation has been managed without letting it affect the sovereignty and integrity of the nation.
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author Abdullahi Ayoade, Ahmad
Abdul Majid Tahir, Mohamed
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title The Refugee Crisis In Southeast Asia: The Malaysian Experience
title_short The Refugee Crisis In Southeast Asia: The Malaysian Experience
title_full The Refugee Crisis In Southeast Asia: The Malaysian Experience
title_fullStr The Refugee Crisis In Southeast Asia: The Malaysian Experience
title_full_unstemmed The Refugee Crisis In Southeast Asia: The Malaysian Experience
title_sort refugee crisis in southeast asia: the malaysian experience
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