UNHCR deplores deportation of asylum-seekers before claims heard
Geneva, Saturday 19 December 2009
The UN refugee agency expressed deep concern today about the involuntary return of asylum seekers before their claims have been heard. A disturbing pattern of such cases is increasingly evident around the world.
States are bound by the principle of non-refoulement, which applies to both those recognized as refugees and those seeking asylum.
The forced return of asylum-seekers without a full examination of their asylum claims is a serious breach of international refugee law.
UNHCR is deeply distressed at today's forced return of some 20 ethnic Uighurs from China who had filed asylum claims in Cambodia but whose cases had not yet been assessed.
On Friday, UNHCR communicated to the Royal Government of Cambodia its concern at reports of imminent deportation.
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UNHCR Mid-Year Progress Report 2002 - Central Asia Regional Overview
1 Sep 2002 ... This is a particular concern in Kazakhstan, where Uighurs and Chechens are having problems in accessing appropriate registration and documentation. PROGRESS TOWARD OBJECTIVES, AND CONSTRAINTS ...... -
UNHCR Country Operations Plan 2005 - Kyrgyzstan
1 Sep 2004 ... ... It is also expected that a small number of Uighurs from China, in addition to asylum-seekers from ... other nationalities (primarily Chechens and Uighurs) Main Goals: • All asylum-seekers are ...... -
UNHCR Country Operations Plan 2004 - Kazakhstan
1 Sep 2003 ... to be some 19,000 persons, including nearly 14,000 Chechens, 2,000 Tajiks, 2,250 Afghans, 1,150 Palestinians, and a small group of persons of various other nationalities including Chinese Uighurs. ...... -
NGO Statement on International Protection, 62nd Session of the UNHCR Executive Committee, 3-7 October 2011
5 Oct 2011 ... ... Thailand to unlawfully deport Uighurs to China Following months of Chinese pressure, in August Malaysia, Pakistan, and Thailand deported 17 Chinese citizens of Uighur ethnicity - including women and ...... -
UNHCR Global Appeal 2002 - Central Asia Regional Overview
1 Dec 2001 ... ... Assistance, including resettlement, will also be provided to the urban Afghan and Uighur refugees. It is anticipated that vol- untary repatriation of Tajiks will number 1,000 in 2002. A planning ...... -
UNHCR Country Operations Plan 2003 - Kyrgyzstan
1 Sep 2002 ... ... Finally, as many as 5,000 Uighurs from China are resident in Kyrgyzstan. However, few Uighurs apply for asylum, given the almost certain assurance of rejection and the fear of refoulement based on ...... -
UNHCR Global Report 2002 - Central Asia Regional Overview
1 Jun 2003 ... ... Just under one-third of the 2,300 Tajik refugees in Kyrgyzstan obtained citizenship in 2002, up from 250 in 2001. Other groups (Afghans, Chechens, and Uighurs) will not, however, qualify for ...... -
UNHCR Global Report 1999 - Central Asia Regional Overview
1 Jun 2000 ... ... The majority of them are from Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Chechnya and other countries (such as Uighurs from China). UNHCR undertook activities in seven sectors and priority was given to vul- nerable ...... -
UNHCR Global Report 2002 - Islamic Republic of Iran
1 Jun 2003 ... ... Governments of some European countries as well as Australia and Canada accepted more than 1,100 families for resettlement over the year. These included Afghans, Iraqis, and Uighurs, many of them ......