UNHCR Malaysia has registered almost 154 thousand refugees and asylum-seekers so far this year, over 20 percent of whom comprise refugees below the age of 18. We explore how refugees in Malaysia are treated, namely those from Myanmar, in conjunction with Human Rights Day.

This is a report by Sharyl Kaur and Nadiah Aziz. Wan Irdina binti Mohd Fizlie contributed to this report.

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Tags:  human rights day,  refugees in malaysia,  UNHCR,  Myanmar refugees,  world refugee day