Posts with tag: Refugees

Illegal or protected? Indonesia’s inconsistent policy on refugees

Febi Yonesta writes that Indonesia desperately needs to resolve the inconsistency between refugee policy and practice if it is to respect and protect the rights of asylum seekers and refugees who may be in the country for years to come.

The Rohingya crisis: what could Indonesia do better?

Analysis, Foreign Policy, Human Rights

Hopes are high for Indonesia to play a greater role in responding to the crisis in Myanmar's Rakhine state. But Diah Tricesaria and Randy Nandyatama write that if Indonesia is to be seen as a legitimate actor in brokering peace in Myanmar, it must show leadership in the management of refugees at the domestic and regional levels.

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