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WASHINGTON — The U.S. is condemning Cambodia's decision to forcibly deport 20 Muslim asylum-seekers back to China.
The State Department says U.S. ties with Cambodia will suffer as a result.
The department said in a statement Sunday that it was "deeply disturbed" by the move, which may have violated Cambodia's international obligations to asylum-seekers. The U.S. also says its concerned about the welfare of the Uighurs (WEE-gurz). There are fears the Uighurs may be mistreated in China.
Spokesman Gordon Duguid says the incident would affect Cambodia's relationship with the United States and its international standing.
The Uighurs fled China after ethnic rioting in July. China says they are criminals but their role in the rioting remains unclear.
The State Department says U.S. ties with Cambodia will suffer as a result.
The department said in a statement Sunday that it was "deeply disturbed" by the move, which may have violated Cambodia's international obligations to asylum-seekers. The U.S. also says its concerned about the welfare of the Uighurs (WEE-gurz). There are fears the Uighurs may be mistreated in China.
Spokesman Gordon Duguid says the incident would affect Cambodia's relationship with the United States and its international standing.
The Uighurs fled China after ethnic rioting in July. China says they are criminals but their role in the rioting remains unclear.
5 comments:
The US does not have to cry for what Hun Sen was done to these Urghurs asylum seekers. All the US has to do is to cut tie to Cambodia PERMANANTLY and to help remove this Hun Sen Khmer rouge leader NOW.
Cambodia is a country of killing field, a country that runs by a Khmer Rouge regime. Do you think this leader cares about human lives, human right, international law that protect asylum seekers?
I urge all countries around the world to cut tie with Cambodia now, unless Hun Sen is removed from power and installed a truely democratic leader, such as Sam Rainsy for instant, or some body like that, some body that respect human lives, right and law internationally.
Look at land eviction in Cambodia. Every day people are being forced out their land, burn their houses and push them out just like animals, I am sure you see those pictures on your own eyes.
Do they care any body's live?
Cut tie with Cambodian and leave this country abandon now is the ony way to bring Hun Sen CPP to its knee and to make them aware of the international law for freedom seekers, and to make them pay for what they were done.
Cambodia keep all terrorists out either they ennemies of China or of the US.
If the US cut ties with Cambodia , Hun Sen will allow the Al-Queda menbers to stay in Cambodia .
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I am a US citizen, I live in the US, but I disagree with the US government on this point. These people enter Cambodia illegally, and thus it is lawfully to return them back to the country of origin. Even the US return thousands of Mexican who illegally enter the US.
Another question is, why are these people came all the way from China and stay in Cambodia. Why don't they stop in Vietnam, Lao, Thailand or even go to Muslim country like Malaysia or Indonesia, why stop in Cambodia!
So now Cambodia is to blame for this. This is unfair.
Why don't the US protest with China, why blame Cambodia. May be the US dare not challenge China because they are borrowing billions from China!!
As for refugee treaty, what treaty!?
When Thai dump Cambodian refugee into mine field at Phnom Dangrek, where are the International, where the UN, and the Human right group?!
Thousands of Cambodian refugees were massacred, machine gun by Thai soliders, thousands more died in mine field, and thousand more die of starvation in Phnom Dangrek. So one come to help us, none.
Later UN estimate 30,000 Cambodian refugee died at Phnom Dangrek alone, and that not counting Thai Shelling Cambodian refugee camps a long the border, Thai rape and murder thousands more who try to enter Khao I Dang camp.
USA doesn't care about anyone.
USA cares about muslim chineses because it would blame Cambodia.
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