UNHCR ‘dismayed’ by Thailand’s deportation of third Cambodian refugee this month

[snoop1130]

Cambodian prisoners on a prisoner truck arrive at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. More than a dozen activists who were former members of the dissolved opposition party appeared at the court for a bail hearing. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

 

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Tuesday issued a statement deploring Thailand’s deportation of a Cambodian refugee, which occurred only ten days after the authorities deported two other Cambodian refugees.

 

“This action contravenes the principle of non-refoulement, which obliges States – including Thailand – not to expel or return people to a territory where their life or freedom would be threatened,” reads the statement.

 

Thailand is not a party in the 1951 Refugee Convention and still does not recognise the refugee status, resulting in refugees being treated as illegal immigrants by the authorities and detained in immigration detention centres (IDCs) and being sent back to the countries they were fleeing from.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/unhcr-dismayed-by-thailands-deportation-of-third-cambodian-refugee-this-month/

 

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[keith101]

One military Government doing a favor for another military Government nothing new in South East Asia or Asia for that matter .

[Tropicalevo]

Amazing that the RTP can catch these 'criminals' for their friends but they cannot catch Red Bull's Boss, who killed a policeman.

[zzaa09]

14 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

Amazing that the RTP can catch these 'criminals' for their friends but they cannot catch Red Bull's Boss, who killed a policeman.

Of little consequence, as he's already paid them off. 

Priorities.

[TimBKK]

53 minutes ago, keith101 said:

One military Government doing a favor for another military Government nothing new in South East Asia or Asia for that matter .

May not be new but it sure doesn’t make it right.

[mvdf]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thailand is not a party in the 1951 Refugee Convention and still does not recognise the refugee status, resulting in refugees being treated as illegal immigrants by the authorities and detained in immigration detention centres (IDCs) and being sent back to the countries they were fleeing from.

Forlorn wish but I can't help but envy Thailand for steadfastly giving this convention a wide berth. It has imperiled the national security and welfare system of many a country in Europe. 

 

 

[hotchilli]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thailand is not a party in the 1951 Refugee Convention and still does not recognise the refugee status, resulting in refugees being treated as illegal immigrants by the authorities and detained in immigration detention centres (IDCs) and being sent back to the countries they were fleeing from.

Thailand is still living in the past.

[Srikcir]

It is only in the story title by Thailand news that mentions "dismayed", ie., as in a U-turn in policy.

Thailand's action was entirely consistent with the military regime's treatment of refugees from totalitarian countries such as China, Mynamar and North Korea. 

Better to say "disappointed" that Thailand will not reverse its policy and no wonder that the UNHCR continues to discredit Thailand's HCR beginning with Prayut's regime. 

 

[Cake Monster]

17 hours ago, TimBKK said:

May not be new but it sure doesn’t make it right.

It just makes one wonder what kind of treatment the refugees from Myanmars Hell Hole are receiving in Thailand.

[Rodjrin]

Good Buddhists, eh?

[TimBKK]

4 hours ago, Cake Monster said:

It just makes one wonder what kind of treatment the refugees from Myanmars Hell Hole are receiving in Thailand.

This thread provides some detail: 

 

[Pattaya Spotter]

Will they be "horrified" at the fourth ????