THAILAND'S TREATMENT OF ROHINGYA REFUGEES
EDM number 670 in 2008-09, proposed by Alistair Carmichael on 03/02/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Asia and Asylum.
That this House is appalled that Thailand's navy has left around 1,000 Rohingya refugees adrift in the ocean in boats without engines or food or water; is deeply concerned that hundreds may have died as a result; notes that the Rohingya people face severe persecution in Burma, including denial of citizenship, a ban on marriage without government permission, severe restrictions of movement, religious persecution, extortion, land confiscation and restrictions on access to education; and calls on Thailand to grant UNHCR access to Rohingya refugees in Thailand, to end forced repatriations and to allow Rohingya and other refugees in Thailand to claim asylum and be given sanctuary.
This motion has been signed by a total of 51 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
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