Asia - Voice of America: UN: Bangladesh Should Shelter Burma's Rohingya

Asia - Voice of America asia

UN: Bangladesh Should Shelter Burma's Rohingya Jun 15th 2012, 17:11 GENEVA - The United Nations refugee agency is appealing to Bangladesh to keep its borders open to Rohingya refugees fleeing ethnic strife in Burma.  The UNHCR says it has credible reports that Bangladeshi security forces are pushing back refugee boats when they arrive on their territory. United Nations refugee spokesman, Andrej Mahecic, says the UNHCR is deeply concerned that people fleeing violence in Burma's Rakhine State are unable to seek asylum in neighboring Bangladesh.  He ... Media files: AEC7AA1A-5F59-4220-9852-8317DA62ABC5_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed, or manage all your subscriptions