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UN says Cambodia must not stop asylum seekers
The United Nations refugee agency says Cambodia must continue giving asylum to hill tribe people fleeing Vietnam, despite an order by Prime Minister Hun Sen to seal the country's borders.
Mr Hun Sen says he will allow 905 Vietnamese hilltribe refugees who fled to Cambodia over the last year to resettle in the United States.
But, two United Nations refugee camps must then shut and border patrols will stop new asylum seekers.
Hundreds of extra Cambodian police have been sent to the Vietnamese border in recent days with instructions to arrest "illegal immigrants" and deport them.
The United States last month offered asylum to any of the refugees who wanted to go there, saying conditions were not safe for their return to Vietnam.
Hanoi has warned that offering asylum could further encourage people to leave the central highlands.
03/04/2002 14:07:34 | ABC Radio Australia News
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