Amnesty: None should be forced back into ‘brutal’ Myanmar

Human rights group Amnesty International has urged Malaysia to stop forcibly deporting Myanmar nationals, who risk facing persecution and violence upon reaching their home country.

This came following a recent news report stating that 150 Myanmar nationals were deported on Oct 6, including former navy officers and their family members who were seeking protection from the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).

“Amnesty International calls on the government to...