Gov’t stands firm on Montagnards

5 December 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Aid and development / Ethnic minorities and indigenous people / Government / Human rights / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Interior / Multilateral development assistance / Social development / United Nations
Chea Bun Thoeurn / Montagnards ethnic / Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) / U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) / United Nations

A UN delegation met with Ratanakkiri province’s deputy police chief yesterday afternoon to discuss the fate of 13 Montagnard asylum seekers who have been hiding in the province in recent weeks. The provincial administration, however, has continued to call for the group’s deportation. Deputy police chief Chea Bun Thoeurn told the Post last night that he met for about 20 minutes with two of the UN representatives. He said that during the meeting, the delegation asked the authorities to cooperate with the United Nations. But, he said, he could not agree without authorisation from the provincial governor or the Interior Ministry. …

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