India: Fear of forcible return

Index Number: ASA 20/018/2007
Date Published: 10 October 2007
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, India

Habibulde, son of the late Hasein, aged 24, Haroon, son of Haron, aged 24, and Rashid, son of Harif, aged 27, all Myanmar nationals from the city of Yangon, were arrested by the Indian security authorities on 2 October 2007 for entering the state of Manipur without valid documents. Amnesty International fears that they will be forcibly returned to Myanmar, where, in light of the government's current crackdown on peaceful protests, they will be at risk of torture and ill-treatment.