GENEVA: The United Nations (UN) on Friday slammed India's deportation of seven Rohingya men to Myanmar despite warnings they may face persecution in a rustic the place the army is accused of genocide in opposition to the Muslim minority.
The UN refugee agency said it was "greatly concerned" for the safety and security of the seven men who have been returned to Myanmar from India on Thursday.
The men, who had been in detention for immigration offences since 2012, have been handed over to Myanmar authorities at a border crossing in India's northeast state of Manipur.
Before their deportation, the UN had voiced concern that returning the lads overlooked the danger they faced in Myanmar, the place for decades the Rohingya have been centered in violent pogroms by means of safety forces.
UNHCR voiced concern that the Indian authorities had now not spoke back to its request that they assess the lads's claims to global refugee coverage within the country.
"UNHCR regrets that the agency did not receive a response to this request and was unable to secure access for a lawyer from a state legal service," agency spokesman Andrej Mahecic advised newshounds in Geneva.
"UNHCR continues to seek clarifications from the authorities on the circumstances under which these individuals were returned to Myanmar," he said.
He said the UN agency was "concerned that they did not have access to legal counsel, were not given the chance to access asylum processing and have their claims assessed in India."
The UN special rapporteur on racism, Tendayi Achiume, warned India on Tuesday that it risked breaking global rules on refoulement -- the return of refugees or asylum seekers to a rustic the place they may well be harmed.
The Rohingya are despised by means of many in Buddhist-majority Myanmar, which refuses to recognise them as voters and falsely labels them "Bengali" illegal immigrants.
They have been concentrated in Rakhine state, the epicentre of a Myanmar military offensive that over the past 12 months has pushed some 720,000 Rohingya Muslims into Bangladesh.
Myanmar's military has denied just about all wrongdoing, insisting its campaign was justified to root out Rohingya insurgents.
But a UN fact-finding challenge said there was enough proof to benefit prosecution of a number of top Myanmar military commanders for crimes in opposition to humanity and genocide in opposition to Rohingya civilians.
New Delhi considers the Rohingya a safety danger, pointing to intelligence which it says hyperlinks the minority workforce to extremist organisations.
The govt had ordered last 12 months that all Rohingya within India -- New Delhi puts the determine at 40,000 -- be deported.
The Supreme Court is thinking about a petition challenging the order as unconstitutional.
The UNHCR said Friday there are 18,000 Rohingya refugees and asylum seekers registered with the agency in India.
The UN refugee agency said it was "greatly concerned" for the safety and security of the seven men who have been returned to Myanmar from India on Thursday.
The men, who had been in detention for immigration offences since 2012, have been handed over to Myanmar authorities at a border crossing in India's northeast state of Manipur.
Before their deportation, the UN had voiced concern that returning the lads overlooked the danger they faced in Myanmar, the place for decades the Rohingya have been centered in violent pogroms by means of safety forces.
UNHCR voiced concern that the Indian authorities had now not spoke back to its request that they assess the lads's claims to global refugee coverage within the country.
"UNHCR regrets that the agency did not receive a response to this request and was unable to secure access for a lawyer from a state legal service," agency spokesman Andrej Mahecic advised newshounds in Geneva.
"UNHCR continues to seek clarifications from the authorities on the circumstances under which these individuals were returned to Myanmar," he said.
He said the UN agency was "concerned that they did not have access to legal counsel, were not given the chance to access asylum processing and have their claims assessed in India."
The UN special rapporteur on racism, Tendayi Achiume, warned India on Tuesday that it risked breaking global rules on refoulement -- the return of refugees or asylum seekers to a rustic the place they may well be harmed.
The Rohingya are despised by means of many in Buddhist-majority Myanmar, which refuses to recognise them as voters and falsely labels them "Bengali" illegal immigrants.
They have been concentrated in Rakhine state, the epicentre of a Myanmar military offensive that over the past 12 months has pushed some 720,000 Rohingya Muslims into Bangladesh.
Myanmar's military has denied just about all wrongdoing, insisting its campaign was justified to root out Rohingya insurgents.
But a UN fact-finding challenge said there was enough proof to benefit prosecution of a number of top Myanmar military commanders for crimes in opposition to humanity and genocide in opposition to Rohingya civilians.
New Delhi considers the Rohingya a safety danger, pointing to intelligence which it says hyperlinks the minority workforce to extremist organisations.
The govt had ordered last 12 months that all Rohingya within India -- New Delhi puts the determine at 40,000 -- be deported.
The Supreme Court is thinking about a petition challenging the order as unconstitutional.
The UNHCR said Friday there are 18,000 Rohingya refugees and asylum seekers registered with the agency in India.
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