1. After Bangkok, instances of violence in camps in Malaysia and the Philippines followed botched efforts at forcible returns. 2. The forcible return of Haitian boat people was on display for all Americans to see. 3. But human-rights groups denounce the forcible returns as a violation of international law, saying the refugees were not able to present their cases in fair hearings. 4. Charles Sykes, head of the U.S. delegation, told the meeting that even forcible returns must meet minimum standards. 5. It was the second forcible return of refugees from Bangladesh. 6. Jorge Sanchez Guerrero on Tuesday released a long sigh as he contemplated his forcible return to Cuba. 7. Jorge Sanchez Guerrero released a long sigh as he contemplated his forcible return to Cuba Wednesday on a U.S. military plane with armed American soldiers as escorts. 8. The forcible return of displaced Rwandans has failed, he concluded. 9. It also urged the Zairean authorities and the AFDL to stop the forcible return of refugees to Rwanda or Burundi. |
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