UN investigating possible refugee deaths

7 April 2015
The Phnom Penh Post
Ethnic minorities and indigenous people / Human rights / Social development
Montagnards ethnic / UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

After 11 more Montagnard asylum seekers from Vietnam reportedly arrived in Ratanakkiri province late on Sunday evening, the United Nations yesterday said it was looking into unconfirmed reports from local villagers that eight others had been found dead in the province. … While it was impossible for the group to verify the identity of the man, the site of the discovery – next to the Vietnamese border, where dozens of Montagnards have crossed in recent months in a bid to flee alleged religious persecution – led them to believe he was an asylum seeker. … The United Nations and local rights group Adhoc said they were investigating the allegations of fatalities. …

 Phak Seangly and Alice Cuddy
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/un-investigating-possible-refugee-deaths