Published : 10-11-2018
Palestinian refugees in Thailand have renewed their appeals to the Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, urging him to take serious action regarding the calamitous situation endured by dozens of displaced Palestinians in Thailand, where they have been the permanent targets of arrest sweeps and arbitrary detention.
The refugees urged Abbas to pressurize the Thai authorities so as to release refugees trapped at IDC detention center and grant them legal and physical protection.
The refugees said the Thai authorities continue to rebuff their appeals for visa-renewal after they overstayed their residence permits. The Thai government also prohibited renting homes to the refugees, who have been considered as lawbreakers rather than asylum-seekers.
The refugees lashed out, in the letter to Abbas, at the UNHCR for dragging its feet over the refugees’ cries for help and the mistreatment they have been subjected to in Thailand.
The stranded Palestinians expressed wishes that Abbas would lend them a hand and seriously work on assuaging their tragic situation.
Palestinian refugees in Thailand have renewed their appeals to the Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, urging him to take serious action regarding the calamitous situation endured by dozens of displaced Palestinians in Thailand, where they have been the permanent targets of arrest sweeps and arbitrary detention.
The refugees urged Abbas to pressurize the Thai authorities so as to release refugees trapped at IDC detention center and grant them legal and physical protection.
The refugees said the Thai authorities continue to rebuff their appeals for visa-renewal after they overstayed their residence permits. The Thai government also prohibited renting homes to the refugees, who have been considered as lawbreakers rather than asylum-seekers.
The refugees lashed out, in the letter to Abbas, at the UNHCR for dragging its feet over the refugees’ cries for help and the mistreatment they have been subjected to in Thailand.
The stranded Palestinians expressed wishes that Abbas would lend them a hand and seriously work on assuaging their tragic situation.
