Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lembit Opik (Liberal Democrat), on Friday, 26 February 2010, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 42 members in total.

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THAILAND AND THE RETURN OF ETHNIC KAREN REFUGEES TO BURMA

That this House condemns the actions of the government of Thailand, which is threatening to deport 3,000 ethnic Karen refugees back to Burma; is appalled that on 5 February 2010 thirteen refugees were forced to return against their will to an area which is infested with landmines, and occupied by a military force, allied to the dictatorship in Burma, which is likely to use the villagers as slave labour and children as child soldiers; expresses deep concern that the government of Thailand has made false claims to the international community that the refugees want to return; calls on the government of Thailand to turn its temporary halt of the deportations into a permanent one, and to end the harassment and intimidation of the refugees; and calls on the British Government to make the strongest possible representations to Thailand on this matter, and to examine whether the actions of the government of Thailand in forcing refugees to return could break international humanitarian and human rights law.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

955 

Session

2009-10

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Glenda Jackson

Bob Spink

Lynne Jones

Martin Caton

Subjects

Human rights Asia

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk