UNHCR to conduct thorough checks on Sri Lankan refugees


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 27 May 2014

PETALING JAYA: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has stated that a close and full examination of all facts is needed following the detention of Tamil Tigers members bearing the commission’s cards.

“Refugee protection is not extended to individuals who have committed very serious crime, or act contrary to the purposes of the United Nations.

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