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Vientiane thanks Thai government for returning refugees

Pradit Ruangdit Bangkok Post 04.02.2010

Thailand blames its critics for Hmong refugees' fate

BEN DOHERTY The Sydney Morning Herald 16.01.2010
Vientiane thanks Thai government for returning refugees

Vientiane has thanked the Thai government for returning 4,000 ethnic Hmong to Laos. It said the decision had boosted relations between the two neighbours.

Thailand blames its critics for Hmong refugees' fate

COUNTRIES concerned for 4500 Hmong people secretly deported from Thailand should have resettled the asylum seekers while they had time, the Thai Prime Minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, has said.

Laos tells UN it's too soon to visit Hmong

JOCELYN GECKER The Washington Post 30.12.2009
Thai Foreign Minister: Repatriation of ethnic Hmong to Laos done under human rights principles

Thailand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Kasit Piromya reaffirmed Wednesday that the repatriation of Thailand’s ethnic Hmong population to Laos was conducted under human rights principles, with all being well treated by both the Thai and Lao authorities.

Laos tells UN it's too soon to visit Hmong

BANGKOK -- Laos denied the U.N. immediate access to 4,500 ethnic Hmong who were forcibly repatriated from Thailand, saying Wednesday it would "complicate" matters but that international observers could visit later.

Safety fears for Hmong after Thai expulsion

Rachel O'Brien AFP 30.12.2009
Safety fears for Hmong after Thai expulsion

BANGKOK — Human rights activists and diplomats voiced fears Tuesday for the fate of thousands of ethnic Hmong asylum seekers, including children, expelled by Thailand to its communist neighbour Laos.

Thailand begins deportation of more than 4,000 Hmong asylum seekers

Thailand began deporting more than 4,000 Hmong asylum seekers in secret Monday, drawing widespread international condemnation for sending members of the ethnic minority back to Laos.

Amnesty International 'appalled' by Thai plans to expel Hmong to Laos

A LEADING human rights group said today it was "appalled'' by the Thai government's plans to send more than 4,000 ethnic Hmong back to communist Laos, where many fear persecution.

Thailand firm on returning 4,000 Hmong to Laos

BANGKOK — Thailand confirmed Wednesday it will send more than 4,000 ethnic Hmong back to communist Laos, where they fear persecution, by the year's end -- despite serious international concerns about the move.

Rights groups fear Thailand will deport 4,000 Hmong to Laos

BANGKOK — Rights groups and diplomats have expressed deep concern that Thailand will deport 4,000 ethnic Hmong held in the northeast back to communist Laos, where they fear persecution, by the end of the year.

UN urges Thailand to allow Hmong to resettle in West

The United Nations on Tuesday urged Thailand to end the three-year detention of 158 ethnic Hmong from Laos and let them resettle in the West.


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