Malaysia: Press Myanmar Junta Leader to End Abuses

Click to expand Image Myanmar nationals to be repatriated from Malaysia sit inside a bus, at Lumut, Malaysia, September 29, 2026. © 2026 Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters (Bangkok) – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim should press Myanmar’s junta leader, Min Aung Hlaing, to end human rights abuses during his visit to Kuala Lumpur on October 7, 2026, Human Rights Watch said today. The Malaysian government should also halt plans to forcibly return ethnic Rohingya and other people from Myanmar, where the