Stateless Filipino children in modern day Sabah: issues of concern and responses of the state government

• Main Authors: Mohd Afsur Khan, Jassica Jane, Fathil, Fauziah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2020
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); HM Sociology; HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform; JS Local government Municipal government
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/81259/1/81259_Stateless%20Filipino%20children%20in%20modern%20day%20Sabah.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/81259/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/irkh/index.php/ijohs/article/view/146/49

Stateless children have been an ongoing issue specifically in Sabah state for years since independence in 1963. The civil war back in the late 1960s in Southern Philippines saw a tremendous number of refugees from the country seeking refuge in Sabah. They were among the earliest refugees from Mindan...