Montagnards' Deportation Sparks Fears about Safety
Published on: Saturday 29 June 2019
Cambodia's recent deportation of four indigenous Montagnard asylum-seekers back to their home country has raised concerns about the safety of returnees and the plight of the indigenous group in Vietnam.
The Cambodian government deported the four in mid-June after one of them requested to return to Vietnam to be with his family and the others were deemed to be ineligible for asylum status.
But there is concern among rights activists that the Montagnards, a mostly Christian ethnic minority from Vietnam’s Central Highlands, could face harsh treatment upon their return.
News source: https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/montagnards-deportation-sparks-fears-about-safety
