
It calls on the government to accede to the 1951 Refugee Convention as there is a need for clarity, legal certainty and protection for refugees. Pic from FMT News.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) today called on the government to do more for the Rohingyas taking refuge in the country.
Its chairman Razali Ismail said in a statement that the government should allow them to work while they are here. It should also review the policy of not allowing children of refugees to attend public schools.
In welcoming the measures of the government to tackle the “humanitarian crisis” facing the Rohingya Muslim minority in Rakine State, Myanmar, including hosting 56,000 of them, Razali said:
“Suhakam is of the view that more has to be done for the refugee population as a whole who are already in the country. Read more