Introduction: In November 2023, the Asia Displacement Solutions Platform (ADSP) and the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN), with financial assistance from EU Humanitarian Aid (ECHO),...
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Joint Statement on Malaysia’s Harmful Immigration Detention Policies & Practices
“Malaysia should use its final year as a member of the UN Human Rights Council to implement urgently needed reform of its immigration detention policies and practices. We are alarmed by Malaysia’s...
Empowering Mental Health in the Asia-Pacific: Innovative Strategies and Advocacy for Refugees and Asylum Seekers
In November 2023, the Asia Displacement Solutions Platform (ADSP) and the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN), with financial assistance from EU Humanitarian Aid (ECHO), co-hosted a dialogue...
India + 1 more
Urgent Appeal for Action on Deteriorating Situation for Myanmarese Refugees in India
Since the February 2021 coup d’état in Myanmar, India has become an increasingly important destination for refugees–particularly the northeastern states of Manipur and Mizoram. While the Indian...
The Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) Statement on the Global Refugee Forum 2023
APRRN welcomes the convening of the second Global Refugee Forum (GRF) from 13-15 December 2023. During this forum, we acknowledge the commitments made by various States and stakeholders to support...
Pakistan + 1 more
APRRN Urges Pakistan Not to Deport Afghans Seeking Safety within its Borders
The Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) is extremely concerned by the Pakistani government’s announcement that all undocumented asylum seekers, including an estimated 1.7 million Afghan...
Afghanistan + 5 more
Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network Annual Report 2022
2022 was a busy and challenging year for APRRN. The two major, protracted refugee crises facing our region, Afghanistan and Myanmar, caused escalating levels of suffering amid inadequate and...
Thailand + 1 more
Imagined Future: The Struggle of Refugees in Thailand’s Temporary Refuge
A Joint Consultation Report developed by Karen Refugee Committee, Karenni Refugee Committee and Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network Supported by the Staying Resilient Amid the Pandemic in Southeast...
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APRRN calls on the Government of India to immediately stop arbitrary arrests and indefinite detention of Rohingya men, women and children across India
Statement APRRN calls on the Government of India to respect the rule of law and immediately cease arbitrary arrests and indefinite detention of Rohingya refugees. APRRN condemns the recent incident...
Malaysia + 3 more
Malaysia: Submission to the Universal Periodic Review, 45th Session of the UPR Working Group, January/February 2024, concerning immigration detention
1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 This submission for the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Malaysia has been prepared by the Global Detention Project (GDP), a non-profit organisation based in...
Indonesia + 1 more
Decrease of the protection of human rights for asylum seekers: SUAKA strongly condemn the refoulement of an asylum seeker from Myanmar
(Jakarta, 22 June 2023) - SUAKA strongly condemns the decisions and actions of the Soekarno Hatta Airport Immigration which refused entry and refouled one asylum seeker from Myanmar on 21 June 2023...
Myanmar + 5 more
Urgent Statement: Call On ASEAN Leaders To Prioritise Establishment Of Regional Protection Framework As Myanmar And Rohingya Crisis Worsens
Bangkok, 9 May 2023: Ahead of the 42nd ASEAN Summit during 9 - 11 May 2023 and amidst increasing threats to life for people in Myanmar and the worsening conditions for Rohingya throughout the region,...
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It’s Time to Share Responsibility: The Rohingya Crisis Five Years On
Urgent Call for Shared Responsibility to address the Rohingya Crisis Five Years On Bangkok, 25 August 2022: The Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) today launched a Briefing Paper calling for...
Strategies to Promote Protection inside and outside of RSD
From 25-26 April 2016, the Legal Aid and Advocacy Working Group of APRRN held a retreat in Bangkok Thailand: 27 persons from 12 countries across the Asia Pacific Region participated. Recommendations...
Malaysia + 1 more
Joint Statement on Immigration Detention Policies & Practices in Malaysia
In the early hours of 20th April, over 500 Rohingya refugees, including 97 women, 294 men, and 137 children, escaped from a detention centre in Sungai Bakap. It was later confirmed that 7 of those...
Bangladesh + 1 more
Bangladesh: Restore and strengthen capacity of community-led schools in Rohingya camps
JOINT STATEMENT Bangladesh’s government must urgently take steps to support the community-led learning facilities in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar and strengthen their resources in line...
Written Submission for the High-Level Officials Meeting: On the ‘meaningful participation’ of refugees
Calls for ‘Nothing about us, without us!’ have grown in recent years led by refugees and other persons in need of international protection and supported by diverse stakeholders: governmental and...
Urgent Statement: APRRN calls for concerted efforts to ensure protection during displacement in and from Afghanistan
Posted on August 20, 2021 by Michelle Soe Moe BANGKOK, 20 August 2021: The Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN), a network of over 200 civil society organisations and individuals from 28...
Thailand + 1 more
Thailand: Protect refugees fleeing violence and repression in Myanmar
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 Myanmar is rapidly...
Malaysia + 1 more
Joint statement: Malaysia defies court order, putting lives in imminent danger
by Rachel Tan 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),...