Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh Tuesday, 21 December 2010
“Both China and Cambodia should be held accountable for their flagrant disregard of their obligations under international law.”
More than a year has passed since 20 Muslim Uighurs were ejected from Cambodia and sent back to China as they sought refuge in Phnom Penh.
The fate of the asylum seekers remains unknown. But a government spokesman on Tuesday dismissed a call by Human Rights Watch for the Chinese government to account for the group as an attack on Cambodia.
The spokesman, Khieu Kanharith, said the Dec. 19, 2009, forced deportation was done under the law and that Human Rights Watch “should open their eyes to see the good will of the Cambodian government.”
The Uighurs had fled unrest in their home province of Xinjiang, but the Chinese government said they were wanted as criminals.
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The fate of the asylum seekers remains unknown. But a government spokesman on Tuesday dismissed a call by Human Rights Watch for the Chinese government to account for the group as an attack on Cambodia.
The spokesman, Khieu Kanharith, said the Dec. 19, 2009, forced deportation was done under the law and that Human Rights Watch “should open their eyes to see the good will of the Cambodian government.”
The Uighurs had fled unrest in their home province of Xinjiang, but the Chinese government said they were wanted as criminals.
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