Malaysia/Burma: Living in limbo: Burmese Rohingyas in Malaysia

There, they are not treated as refugees fleeing persecution who should be afforded protection, but as aliens subject to detention or deportation in violation of Malaysia's international human rights obligations. The authors of this report highlight that Malaysia is highly selective with regard to the refugee populations to which it affords protection, and Burmese Rohingya are one of the many groups that the Malaysian government refuses to recognise as having legitimate claims to protection.