Concern over alleged ill treatment of asylum seekers

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Updated January 16, 2009 23:08:29

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says it's concerned at media reports of Thai soldiers detaining illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and Burma and forcing them out to sea.

Presenter: Christine Webster
Speaker: Kitty McKinsey, the UNHCR's spokesperson for Asia based in Bangkok

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