Malaysia: Forcibly Returning Myanmar Refugees Risks Lives

Click to expand Image A Rohingya refugee feeds a child in front of the office of the UN refugee agency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 27, 2026. 2026 Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters (Bangkok) - TheMalaysian government should reverse plans that would permit the forced return of refugees toMyanmar, where they face persecution and other rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. On July 23, 2026, Malaysia's deputy foreign ministerinformed parliament that 5,000 Myanmar nationals in immigration detention would be sent back to Myanmar. On July 29, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahimsaid that Myanmar authorities had agreed to take back 5,000 ethnic R…