The U.N. refugee agency is deeply concerned for the safety and security of seven Rohingya men deported from India to Myanmar, saying they had been denied access to legal counsel and a chance to have their asylum claims assessed.
India deported the Rohingya Muslim men yesterday, raising fears of further repatriations among those sheltering in refugee camps in the country and concern that those returned faced the risk of abuse at the hands of Myanmar authorities.
The Myanmar government has rejected most allegations of atrocities made against the security forces by refugees.
It has built transit centers for refugees to return, but U.N.aid agencies say it is not yet safe for them to do so.
