Thailand: Fear of forcible return/arbitrary arrest

Index Number: ASA 39/017/2006
Date Published: 29 November 2006
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, Thailand

The Thai authorities are reportedly preparing to forcibly return 16 Lao Hmong asylum-seekers. The 16 had recently fled because of alleged serious persecution by the Lao authorities. No international human rights organisations would have access to them in Laos, and they would be in danger of serious human rights violations, including torture.