Charles SantiagoMalaysia cannot, in good conscience, celebrate the return of 5,000 Rohingya to Myanmar. Not without first answering one fundamental question: return them to what? A country where the military that drove more than a million people from their homes remains in power? If there are no credible guarantees of safety, dignity, citizenship and voluntary return, this is not a diplomatic achievement to shout about. Any forced or coerced return of refugees to a place where they face persecution would violate the internationally recognised principle of non-refoulement.