GENEVA (8 June 2023) –Bangladesh must immediately suspend a pilot repatriation project for Rohingya to return to Myanmar, where they face serious risks to their lives and liberty, a UN expert said today. UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, said there were reports that Bangladeshi authorities were using deceptive and coercive measures to compel Rohingya refugees to return to Myanmar.
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 08 June 2023. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.