Refugees are defined and protected under the “1951 Refugee Convention relating to the Status of Refugees”. However, despite having policies and measures put in place to protect refugees, many are still vulnerable to poor living conditions, inaccessibility to education, employment bans, and other issues. Phil Robertson, Deputy Director of the Asia Division at Human Rights Watch breaks down the situation for us. Image credit: Unsplash.com

Produced by: Tan Chen Li

Presented by: Khoo Hsu Chuang, Tan Chen Li, Wong Shou Ning

Download the BFM mobile app. Stay at home and stay up-to-date.

Tags:  international refugee policy,  international human rights,  human rights law,  international human rights law,  refugee protection,  forced migration,  refugees,  refugee crisis,  refugee policy,  malaysia refugee policy,  international law,  unhcr,  human rights watch,  Government/Regulatory/Policy Making,  Politics, News, Current Affairs,  social issues,  politics,  law and legal matters,  people and places