Malaysia sends home 1,500 Myanmar nationals despite UN — SkimNews
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- Malaysia started repatriating about 1,500 Myanmar nationals, proceeding despite formal warnings from the UN and rights groups against the move.
- Malaysia frames the program as strictly voluntary, a defense it offers as the country contends with an uptick in anti-migrant sentiment at home.
Why it matters: Malaysia is moving 1,500 Myanmar nationals back over explicit UN objections and amid rising domestic anti-migrant sentiment, staking its defense on the claim that departures are voluntary — a characterization rights groups directly contest and one that determines whether the program meets international non-refoulement standards.
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