Malaysia is a key destination for Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution and ethnic cleansing in Myanmar. (MMEA pic)PETALING JAYA: The Asean Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) says Asean’s non-interference policy has led to a general unwillingness among its member states to collectively address forced migration from a human rights perspective.
Using a 2023 study titled "Migration management for the most vulnerable groups within Asean", it listed several concerns in a statement yesterday regarding labour migration management and its relationship with forced migration.
One particular issue listed was a lack of uniformity in member states’ migration policies, which it said stemmed from Asean’s non-interference policy via the 1976 Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, which discouraged external action from member states.
