Re: UN appeals for halt to Thai plans to deport thousands of Hmong to Laos
Destin Lee
Paochinda will
deport them back very soon. In Cambodia Hun Sen deported 20 Uighurs
back to China for 1.2 Billion US dollars, but not sure how much
Abhisit will get?
On 25 déc, 16:12, thanouxay <thanou...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Ha... ha...
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> 2009-1224 - Bangkok Post - PM defends deportation of Hmong
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> http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/ local/29870/ pm-defends-
> deportation- of-hmong
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> HUMAN RIGHTS
> PM defends deportation of Hmong
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> * Published: 24/12/2009 at 12:00 AM
> * Newspaper section: News
>
> Thailand's plan to deport Hmong refugees to Laos will not violate
> human rights issues, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says.
>
> The prime minister yesterday said the repatriation would conform to
> international standards and Thailand would adhere to human rights
> rules.
>
> Thailand had worked closely with the Lao government on the deportation
> and Vientiane would give access to other countries to visit the
> refugees upon their return to Laos, he said.His comments came after
> rights groups and diplomats expressed concern for the 4,000 ethnic
> Hmong from Laos held at the Huay Nam Khao camp in Khao Kho district of
> Phetchabun who are to be repatriated by the end of the year.
>
> The rights groups and diplomats fear the Hmong could be persecuted
> after their return to Laos.
>
> The ethnic minority Hmong in Phetchabun are seeking political asylum,
> claiming they face persecution from the regime in Laos because they
> fought alongside US forces during the Vietnam war.
>
> But Thailand and Laos have insisted they are economic migrants.
>
> Diplomats in Bangkok met Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya on Tuesday to
> voice their concerns about the imminent deportation of the Hmong, said
> Liselott Agerlid from the Swedish embassy, on behalf of the European
> Union.
>
> She said they were "particularly concerned" that another group of 158
> Hmong held in Nong Khai, who have already been screened and granted UN
> refugee status, could be returned to Laos.
>
> This group has been offered resettlement in Western nations against
> objections from Thailand, although large numbers of Hmong have been
> resettled in the past, notably in the US.
>
> A Western diplomat in Bangkok said they suspected several hundred
> would be classified refugees if properly screened, adding there was a
> "sense of urgency" in the international community about the
> deportation. "We have reports that in the last few weeks there has
been an increase in the deployment of troops. Previously we
> didn't think that they had the capacity or the readiness to do this,"
> the diplomat said.
>
> Sunai Phasuk, of Human Rights Watch, called on Mr Abhisit to make an
> emergency intervention to prevent the deportation. "Thailand risks
> sullying its reputation to allow the army to carry out this immoral
> and unlawful policy," he said.
Kong Tap Paxaxon Lao
fully executing their bilateral agreement and border cooperation. The
US and EU are merely pay lip-service to their constituents back
home.
On Dec 28, 10:02 am, Destin Lee <lee.desti...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Too late under Hanoi pressure, Army Commander-in-Chief Gen Anupong
> Paochinda will
> deport them back very soon. In Cambodia Hun Sen deported 20 Uighurs
> back to China for 1.2 Billion US dollars, but not sure how much
> Abhisit will get?
>
> On 25 déc, 16:12, thanouxay <thanou...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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