Refugee groups have urged Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin to engage with them about the Tracking Refugees Information System (TRIS) for all United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) cardholders before proceeding further with the initiative.

Alliance of Chin Refugees and Beyond Borders in a joint statement today said the TRIS for all UNHCR cardholders is “invasive, dehumanising and open to abuse”.

“As Hamzah (above) has hinted that registering with...