Letter to the Prime Ministers of Australia and Malaysia regarding the Australia-Malaysia Transfer and Resettlement Arrangement

We are writing this open letter to express Human Rights Watch’s deep concerns about the bilateral “Arrangement” between Australia and Malaysia on the transfer of asylum seekers in exchange for refugee resettlement, signed on July 25, 2011.

Dato’ Sri Mohammed Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak
Prime Minister
Office of the Prime Minister
Main Block, Perdana Putra Building
Federal Government Administrative Centre
62502 Putrajaya
Malaysia

Via facsimile: +60 3 8888 3444

The Hon. Julia Gillard, MP
Prime Minister
PO Box 6022
House of Representatives
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

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