Amnesty International Malaysia & Asylum Access MalaysiaJoint Media Quote13 December 2022 Responding to the decision by the Kuala Lumpur High Court to lift the stay of deportation of 114 people from Myanmar, Katrina Jorene Maliamauv, Executive Director of Amnesty International Malaysia & Tham Hui Ying, Executive Director of Asylum Access Malaysia said: “This court decision…
Amnesty International’s research on the use of the death penalty in 2018 confirmed that its imposition and implementation is confined to a minority of countries. The number of known executions dropped by over 30% compared to 2017, representing the lowest figure that the organization has recorded in the past decade. This drop reflected significant reductions…
PRESS RELEASE10 OCTOBER 2026 A growing number of states across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are taking positive steps towards reducing the use and scope of the death penalty, creating new momentum towards abolition in a region historically associated with strong support for this cruel punishment, said Amnesty International ahead of the World…
Kenyataan Bersama Amnesty International Malaysia dan Asylum Access Malaysia29 September 2026 Amnesty International Malaysia (AIM) dan Asylum Access Malaysia (AAM) mengecam sekeras-kerasnya tindakan kerajaan Malaysia menghantar pulang 1,476 warga Myanmar sebagai fasa pertama daripada satu pengaturan yang lebih besar untuk menghantar pulang 5,000 orang ke Myanmar. Kami kesal kerana kerajaan memilih untuk meneruskan penghantaran pulang…
30 September 2026 We, the undersigned civil society organisations and individuals, are deeply concerned by the situation confronting the Orang Asli of Pahang in general, and of the communities of Tasek Bera in particular, who are facing eviction, harassment, arrest and are being treated as a scapegoat for ongoing deforestation.
Joint Statement by Amnesty International Malaysia and Asylum Access Malaysia29 September 2026 Amnesty International Malaysia (AIM) and Asylum Access Malaysia (AAM) strongly condemn the Malaysian government’s deportation of 1,476 Myanmar nationals as the first phase of a broader arrangement to return 5,000 people to Myanmar. We are dismayed by the fact that the government decided to…
What can a refugee legal framework in Malaysia look like concretely and operationally? This question lies at the crux of refugee protection advocacy in Malaysia, yet there is little concrete or common understanding of what this means in practice. This research, undertaken by the End Detention Network (EDN) in 2026, seeks to address this by…
17 September 2026Petikan Media Mengulas laporan bahawa Perdana Menteri Anwar Ibrahim bersedia untuk menjemput Presiden Myanmar Min Aung Hlaing ke Malaysia sebagai sebahagian daripada usaha untuk mempercepatkan pemulangan pelarian ke Myanmar, Pengarah Eksekutif Amnesty International Malaysia, Joshua Ericsson, berkata: “Amat membimbangkan Perdana Menteri Anwar Ibrahim dilihat berhasrat untuk berunding dengan Min Aung Hlaing bagi mempercepatkan…
17 September 2026Media Quote Responding to the reports that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is prepared to invite Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing to Malaysia as part of efforts to expedite the return of refugees to Myanmar, Amnesty International Malaysia’s Executive Director, Joshua Ericsson, said: “It is deeply alarming that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim appears intent…
Kenyataan Media 29 Ogos 2026 Amnesty International Malaysia mengecam sekeras-kerasnya keputusan kerajaan yang mula melaksanakan perjanjian dengan pihak berkuasa Myanmar bagi memulangkan 5,000 pelarian Myanmar, bermula dengan pemulangan 1,476 orang yang majoritinya merupakan Rohingya pada 29 September 2026. Tindakan kerajaan Madani ini berlaku pada ketika konflik, pemindahan penduduk dan pencabulan hak asasi manusia yang serius masih berterusan di negara…
Press Statement 29 August 2026 Amnesty International Malaysia strongly condemns the government’s decision to begin implementing its agreement with the Myanmar authorities to return 5,000 Myanmar refugees, starting with the return of 1,476 people (mostly Rohingya) on 29 September 2026. This move by the Madani government comes at a time when conflict, displacement, and serious human rights violations continue across the country. Just days after the ninth…
PETIKAN MEDIA 28 JULAI 2026 Mengulas arahan Perdana Menteri Anwar Ibrahim supaya pihak berkuasa mengambil “tindakan tegas” terhadap pelarian Rohingya yang berhimpun di luar pejabat UNHCR di Kuala Lumpur semalam di mana mengakibatkan penahanan lebih 100 pelarian Rohingya, Jurucakap Amnesty International Malaysia, Divya Shesshsan Balakrishnan, berkata: “Respons Perdana Menteri Anwar Ibrahim amat membimbangkan kerana ia telah…
MEDIA QUOTE 28 JULY 2026 Responding to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s directive for authorities to take “stern action” against Rohingya refugees gathered outside the UNHCR office in Kuala Lumpur, which resulted in the arrest of more than 100 Rohingya refugees yesterday, Amnesty International Malaysia’s spokesperson Divya Shesshsan Balakrishnan said: “Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s response is deeply concerning because…
23 JULY 2026MEDIA QUOTE Responding to the government’s decision to suspend UNHCR refugee registration and its simultaneous announcement that around 5,000 Myanmar nationals will be returned to Myanmar, Amnesty International Malaysia spokesperson, Divya Shesshsan Balakrishnan said: “While we welcome the government’s efforts to develop a national refugee registration system and move towards formal recognition of…