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<title><![CDATA[UN refugee agency appeals for access to returned Lao Hmong]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Geneva, Tuesday 29 December 2009
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has today formally approached the Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic seeking access to Lao...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR seeking access to returned Lao Hmong]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency is seeking access to Lao Hmong who were forcibly returned to Laos from Thailand earlier this week.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Deportation of Lao Hmong must stop: UN High Commissioner for Refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[With Thailand having started the forced return of Lao Hmong to Laos, UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres has called for an immediate halt to deportations.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN High Commissioner for Refugees expresses dismay at forced return of Lao Hmong by Thailand]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Geneva, Monday 28 December 2009
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, expressed his dismay today at Thailand's deportation of Lao Hmong. "I call upon the Thai Government...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UN High Commissioner for Refugees appeals to Thailand not to deport Lao Hmongs]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Geneva, 24 December 2009
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, appealed today to the Government of Thailand to halt its plans for the involuntary return of around 4000 Lao...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Thailand: UNHCR calls for end of three-year detention of Lao Hmong]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Today, 17 November, marks three years since a group of recognized Lao Hmong refugees were rounded up in Bangkok for deportation. The group, now totalling 158, have been in detention ever since. UNHCR calls...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR asks Thailand to clarify situation of BBC guide to Laos]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR has asked the Thai government for clarification of allegations that a Lao Hmong man, Joua Va Yang, has been mistreated in Huay Nam Khao camp in Petchabun province, northern Thailand, and is in danger...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 3 Apr 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Close to 400 Lao Hmong repatriated from Thailand]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ Close to 400 Lao Hmong were repatriated to Laos from a camp in northern Thailand on Thursday. UNHCR was unable to observe the return process as it has not been granted access. We have no information to...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Thailand: UNHCR concerned over return of Lao Hmong]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ UNHCR has written to the Thai government expressing concern over the return of 837 Lao Hmong from Thailand last Sunday, 22 June. The operation came after a mass protest by thousands of Lao Hmong who broke...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Thailand: UNHCR calls for release of detained Hmong refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ UNHCR is calling for the release of 149 Lao Hmong refugees held in Thailand's Nong Khai Immigration Detention Centre since December, 2006. The group - including many children - has now spent 400 nights...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN refugee agency calls for Thailand to release Lao Hmong refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency has called for the release of 149 Lao Hmong refugees held in Thailand's Nong Khai Immigration Detention Center for more than a year.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR calls for Lao Hmong refugees to be released after hunger strike]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ Monday 20 August, 2007 GENEVA - The UN refugee agency is relieved that 149 Hmong refugees held in a detention centre in Thailand have now called off their hunger strike, but the agency remains alarmed...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Thailand/Laos: UNHCR urges conclusion of screening discussions before more Hmong are deported]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ We are concerned to hear that the Thai authorities are considering deporting 48 newly arrived Lao Hmong back to Laos from Thailand. The Lao Hmong issue is complex and we appreciate the concerns of the...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 1 Jun 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2005 UNHCR Statistical Yearbook Country Data Sheet - Lao People's Democratic Republic]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Thailand: UNHCR strongly protests attempted deportation of Lao Hmong refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ UNHCR was extremely alarmed to hear that 153 Lao Hmong recognised refugees, including a newborn baby, were in the process of being deported from a detention centre in Thailand back to the Lao People's...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lao Hmong deportation from Thailand put on hold]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Thailand put the deportation of 153 Lao Hmong refugees on hold after a group of male refugees resisted their removal from a detention centre and after repeated offers of resettlement by third countries were taken into account.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR regrets deportation of 16 Lao Hmong from Thailand]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ 26 January 2007 GENEVA - The UN refugee agency learned with concern about Thailand's deportation to the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos) on Friday of 16 Lao Hmong who had not been screened to see...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR concerned about deportation of Lao Hmong from Thailand]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency said it was concerned to learn about Thailand's deportation to Laos of 16 Lao Hmong who had not been screened to see if they needed international protection.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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