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Myanmar migrants to be deported from Malaysia are seen inside an immigration truck, in Lumut February 23, 2021. Reuters pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 A Malaysian court on Tuesday granted international human rights groups the right to challenge the country’s recent deportation of more than 1,000 Myanmar nationals to their homeland, the groups’ lawyer told Reuters.
The Malaysian government deported the Myanmar nationals last month, just hours after an interim court order banning their departure ahead of a legal hearing on a bid by Amnesty International and Asylum Access to halt the plan.
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KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian court on Tuesday (March 9) granted international human rights groups the right to challenge the country’s recent deportation of more than 1,000 Myanmar nationals to their homeland, the groups' lawyer told Reuters. The Malaysian government deported the Myanmar nationals last month, just hours after an interim court order banning their departure ahead of a legal.
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Several lawmakers and rights groups on Wednesday called on Malaysia’s government to explain its deportation of more than 1,000 Myanmar nationals, despite a court-ordered stay, with some saying the move could amount to contempt of court.
FILE PHOTO: An immigration truck carrying Myanmar migrants to be deported from Malaysia is seen in Lumut, Malaysia February 23, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
The Kuala Lumpur High Court on Tuesday had granted a stay on the deportation of 1,200 Myanmar citizens held in immigration detention centres, pending an application by Amnesty International and Asylum Access to suspend the plan amid fears over their safety.
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