Bangladesh border officials are denying boatloads of Burmese refugees entry to Bangladesh at the port town of Shah Porir Dweep, Bangladesh on June 18, 2012.
© 2012 Human Rights Watch
Bangladesh: Stop Boat Push-backs to Burma
Children Among Those Facing Forced Return on World Refugee Day
(New York, June 20, 2012) – The government of Bangladesh should stop forcibly returning ethnic Rohingya fleeing sectarian violence back to Burma, Human Rights Watch said today. At least 18 Rohingya asylum seekers, including three young children, are in immediate danger of being forcibly returned to Burma on World Refugee Day, June 20.
Human Rights Watch urged the Bangladeshi government to provide Rohingya fleeing Burma humanitarian assistance and at least temporary refuge until it is safe for them to return home.
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Bangladesh border officials denying boatloads of Rohingya refugees from Burma entry at the port town of Shah Porir Dweep, Bangladesh, on June 18, 2012.
© 2012 Richard Pearshouse/Human Rights Watch
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Bangladesh border officials are denying boatloads of Burmese refugees entry to Bangladesh at the port town of Shah Porir Dweep, Bangladesh on June 18, 2012.
© 2012 Human Rights Watch
