Malaysia: Further information on Fear of forcible return/Fear of ill-treatment

Index Number: ASA 28/023/2003
Date Published: 26 August 2003
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, Malaysia

Twelve asylum seekers detained on 19 August have reportedly been deported to Indonesia. Amnesty International is also concerned for the safety of 50 individuals from Myanmar, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Thailand, reportedly including 4 women and one child, who were arrested on 26 August by police in the capital Kuala Lumpur while trying to lodge asylum claims with the UNHCR.