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Laos tells UN it's too soon to visit Hmong

JOCELYN GECKER The Washington Post 12/29/2009

Safety fears for Hmong after Thai expulsion

Rachel O'Brien AFP 12/29/2009
Laos tells UN it's too soon to visit Hmong

BANGKOK -- Laos denied the U.N. immediate access to 4,500 ethnic Hmong who were forcibly repatriated from Thailand, saying Wednesday it would "complicate" matters but that international observers could visit later.

Safety fears for Hmong after Thai expulsion

BANGKOK — Human rights activists and diplomats voiced fears Tuesday for the fate of thousands of ethnic Hmong asylum seekers, including children, expelled by Thailand to its communist neighbour Laos.

 
Thailand begins deportation of more than 4,000 Hmong asylum seekers

Thailand began deporting more than 4,000 Hmong asylum seekers in secret Monday, drawing widespread international condemnation for sending members of the ethnic minority back to Laos.