1951 Refugee Convention Archives

Rohingya refugees fled Myanmar persecution, only to find India is no different: ‘we’re living terrible lives’

There are an estimated 40,000 Rohingya Muslims in India. The United Nations Human Rights Council has granted some 20,000 of them official refugee status, which is meant to protect them …

Malaysia’s plan to give refugees its worst jobs amounts to a human rights ‘facade’: activists

by Walter Watson

But on October 30, the Human Resources Ministry told parliament it was considering opening up formal employment opportunities to the country’s refugee population, but would only limit them to the …