Background
Unstable global security condition makes people have to flee their own home. At least since 2015, there are two major refugee crises; European refugee crisis which dominated by those who are coming from Syria, and Andaman Sea refugee crisis which dominated by Rohingya ethnicity.[1]The Global Refugee Crisis, Region by Region. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/06/09/world/migrants-global-refugee-crisis-mediterranean-ukraine-syria-rohingya-malaysia-iraq.html – diakses 1 … Continue reading
This cause many other countries have gradually receiving refugees, and apparently, those countries are starting to close their border and tighten their resettlement policy. It even gets worse when the discourse of anti-immigrant and xenophobia arose, which makes resettlement opportunity decreased.
Countries which not open themselves to integrate refugee in their land, but open for refugee arrived, became the transit country. Such as Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia, which have to adapt to the current situation: decreased resettlement opportunity. This situation makes refugees have to stay longer in the transit country. Meaning that they have to stay longer increasing the time period of vulnerability since refugee are not guaranteed as other citizen or documented migrants.[2]Living in limbo: Indonesia’s refugees face uncertain future https://www.reuters.com/article/us-migration-indonesia-limbo/living-in-limbo-indonesias-refugees-face-uncertain-future-idUSKBN1H202U – … Continue reading One of the vulnerabilities is to exposed by the domestic law, which not all refugee understands how the legal system goes in the transit country. With this condition, refugee needs access to justice, to be empowered with the legal system.