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UNHCR Concern Over Myanmar Refugees

By immigrationprof

From the Hindu News:

Fearing for the well-being of some 126 boat people in Thai custody, the United Nations refugee agency has asked for immediate access to the group of stateless Muslims who fled Myanmar.

“The agency has information that 80 of the Rohingya refugees are held on Koh Sai Daeng, an island off the coast of Thailand in the Andaman Sea, but the whereabouts of the other 46, whom the Thai military reportedly set adrift at sea last Friday are unknown,” UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said.

The UNHCR said that it wants to determine their need for international protection. Click here for the rest of the story.

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