Burma Democratic Concern (BDC): Good News for Burmese Refugees in Malaysia

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Burma Democratic Concern (BDC): Good News for Burmese Refugees in Malaysia

 

August 32, 1010

 

Burma Democratic Concern (BDC) today welcomes the news that  UNHCR  (Malaysia)  is  giving  appointment  cards  to  the Burmese refugees including Buddhists for the registration in order to consider for their refugees application.

 

It is  the  welcoming  good  news  for  the  Burmese  refugees  in Malaysia who fled from Burma due to military regime’s extreme persecution.

 

Burma   Democratic   Concern    (BDC)   applauds   the   UNHCR (Malaysia) tireless efforts helping refugees especially today it is opening the new chapter.

 

Burma   Democratic    Concern    (BDC)    hopes    that    UNHCR (Malaysia)  would  consider  refugees’  application  accordingly and justly.

 

There are more than 70, 000 Burmese refugees in Malaysia according to the official figures. Since Malaysia is not party to the   1951          Refugee        Convention        or                     its   Protocol,          refugees   are vulnerable to detention and deportation.

 

Burma is made up of with Bamar, Kachin, Kayar, Karean, Chin, Mon, Arakan and Shan and junta  suppresses all the people of Burma indiscrimately in order to hold on to power.

 

But   in   the    past;   sadly,   Buddhist    Burmese   refugees   were marginalised  when  they  applied  for  the  refugees  due  to  the unreasonable  assumptions  of  the   some  UNHCR  (Malaysia) officers that Burma junta won’t suppress Bamar and Buddhists.

 

Since   May   2010,   the   Burma   Democratic   Concern    (BDC) publicly  called  for  UN  High  Commissioner  for  Refugees  Mr António Guterres and UNHCR Head  Office to investigate the alleged reports of discrimination in UNHCR (Malaysia).

 

For    more    information    please    contact Burma    Democratic Concern (BDC) at

U Myo Thein [UK]

Phone: [phone]

 

 U Khin Maung Win [UK]

Phone: [phone]

Daw Khin Aye Ayr Mar [UK]

 

 

Daw Khin Aye Aye Mar [USA] Phone: [phone]

 

 

U Tint Swe Thiha [USA]

Phone: [phone]