Times of Islamabad

Top UN body seeks clarification from India

Top UN body seeks clarification from India

NEW YORK – The United Nations High Commission for Refugees has sought aclarification from India for deporting seven Rohingya men to Myanmar.

Spokesman of UN High Commission for Refugees Andrej Mahecic at a newsbriefing in Geneva today (Friday) said Rohingya men had been denied accessto legal counsel and a chance to have their asylum claims assessed.

He further said current conditions in Myanmar’s Rakhine state are notconducive for safe, dignified and sustainable return of stateless Rohingyarefugees.