GENEVA (16 October 2024) – Independent human rights experts* said today they were deeply troubled by a Bangkok Criminal Court decision to extradite refugee and human rights defender Y Quynh Bdap to Viet Nam and urged that the case be reconsidered. “If extradited, Mr. Bdap would be at risk of enforced disappearance, torture or other ill-treatment or punishment and arbitrary detention, in violation of the international obligation of non-refoulement,” the UN experts said.
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 16 October 2024. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
