UNHCR urges governments not to send refugees, asylum seekers back into danger


PETALING JAYA: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has urged governments not to send refugees or asylum-seekers back to situations where their lives can be in danger.

Malaysia had recently extradited a woman wanted by authorities in Thailand over her anti-monarchy views following a request for her deportation, which was confirmed by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

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