Bangladesh: Stop Boat Push-backs to Burma

(New York, June 20, 2012) – The government of Bangladesh should stop forcibly returning ethnic Rohingya fleeing sectarian violence back to Burma, Human Rights Watch said today. At least 18 Rohingya asylum seekers, including three young children, are in immediate danger of being forcibly returned to Burma on World Refugee Day, June 20.
Human Rights Watch urged the Bangladeshi government to provide Rohingya fleeing Burma humanitarian assistance and at least temporary refuge until it is safe for them to return home.