UN accuses India of abuse with refugees: dozens of people were thrown into the sea
The Office of the High Human Rights (UHLC) has accused India of a cruel and dangerous treatment of refugees. According to the department, the Indian Navy forcibly threw away more than 40 refugees into the sea, including women, children and the elderly, near the border with Myanmar.
Source: Associated Press With reference to the statement
Details: In its official statement, the UHRC said that a group of more than 40 Refugees from Myanmar, including women, children and elderly people, was detained by the Indian authorities in New Delhi and on May 8 was forcibly delivered by a boat to the border with Myanmar, where they were thrown overboard.
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Literally: « Refugees managed to burn to one of the islands in Myanmar, using the rescue vests they were given to them before thrown into the sea. Their present location remains unknown. The UN agency urged India to stop such practice immediately. »
Details: One of the refugees told AP that he received a call from his brother after he got sushi. According to him, Indian security officers kept people in shackles with blindfolded before issuing rescue vests. Another refugee reported that some of the detainees were beaten by representatives of the Indian Fleet.
The UN Agency has called on the Indian government to refrain from « inhumane and life -threatening with Rokhinde refugees, including their repatriation into dangerous conditions in Myanmar. »
The UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Myanmar Andrews called the incident « by a flashy disdain for the lives and safety of those who need international protection. »
« Such cruel actions are an image of human dignity and a gross violation of the principle of prevention of compulsory return, the fundamental principle of international law, which forbids states to return people to the territory where they face the threat of their lives or freedom, » the statement said.
Reference: India has no national legislation on refugee treatment and is not a participant in the UN Convention on the Status of Refugees in 1951 and the Protocol to it in 1967. There are thousands of rhinja Muslims who have escaped from Myanmar, escaping from persecution and violence that, according to human rights defenders, have signs of genocide.
