Vietnam: Information on the protection available to Vietnamese refugees who are repatriated to Vietnam, but not under the Comprehensive Plan of Action (CPA), on whether the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) monitor the returnees, and on the treatment upon return to Vietnam of these returnees, with particular reference to cases of returnees whose families are opposed to communism, who have exited illegally, who have committed criminal offences outside Vietnam, who are ethnic Chinese or who have no immediate family in Vietnam
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 January 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | VNM19431.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Vietnam: Information on the protection available to Vietnamese refugees who are repatriated to Vietnam, but not under the Comprehensive Plan of Action (CPA), on whether the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) monitor the returnees, and on the treatment upon return to Vietnam of these returnees, with particular reference to cases of returnees whose families are opposed to communism, who have exited illegally, who have committed criminal offences outside Vietnam, who are ethnic Chinese or who have no immediate family in Vietnam, 1 January 1995, VNM19431.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aca164.html [accessed 28 May 2023] |
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For information on whether the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) monitors Vietnamese returnees who are not covered by the terms of the Comprehensive Plan of Action (CPA), please refer to the attached 11 January 1995 letter faxed to the DIRB by the UNHCR branch office in Ottawa.
Information on what other international protection is available to the above-mentioned refugees and on their treatment upon their return to Vietnam, with particular reference to cases of returnees whose families are oppposed to communism, who have committed criminal offences outside Vietnam, who are ethnic Chinese or who have no immediate family in Vietnam could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB. However, for general information on the treatment of Vietnamese asylum-seekers upon their return to Vietnam, please refer to page 763 of the Country Reports 1993 which is available at your Regional Documentation Centre as well as to Response to Information Request VNM10152 of 2 February 1992 and to the attachments, which include a 25 August 1993 BBC report on demands of repatriation to Vietnam by ethnic Chinese in China, as well as a 28 December 1991 Ottawa Citizen article describing the living conditions of ethnic Chinese in Vietnam. These reports might be of interest.
This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Attachments
BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 25 August 1993. "Cambodia and Vietnam; Kyodo: 10,000 Ethnic Chinese Demanding Repatriation to Vietnam." (NEXIS)
The Economist [London]. 26 February 1994. "Boat People: Final Solution," p. 36.
_____. 13 February 1993. "Vietnam's Prodigal Sons," p. 34.
Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER) [Hong Kong]. 3 November 1994. Gary Silverman with John McBeth. "Refugees: No Exit: Forced Repatriation Looms for Last Boat People," pp. 18-19.
_____. 4 March 1993. Frederik Balfour. "Vietnam Boat People: Home Again: Repatriation Money Turns Returnees into Nouveau Riche," pp. 28-30.
Journal of Refugee Studies [Oxford]. 1990. Vol. 3, No. 1. Linda Hitchcox. "Book Reviews: In Search of Asylum: Vietnamese Boat People in Hong Kong. By Janelle M. Diller. Washington DC: Indochina Resource Action Center, 1988. xx + 119 pp. NPS," p. 78.
The Ottawa Citizen. 28 December 1991. Final Edition. Teresa Poole. "Vietnam: Getting Back to Business; Ethnic Chinese Population Lead Trade Boom After Reforms." (NEXIS)
Réfugiés [Genève]. October 1991. No. 87. Peter Kessler. "Une seule solution: le retour," pp. 18-21.
_____. April 1991. No. 84. Jeff Crisp. "Recommencer à zéro, pp. 20-24.
_____. April 1991. No. 84. Pascal Deloche et Heidi Rinke. "La fin d'un cauchemar," p. 27.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Ottawa. 11 January 1995. Letter faxed to the DIRB.
The United Press International (UPI). 14 February 1994. BC Cycle. "Vietnamese Refugees May Face Forced Repatriation." (NEXIS)
_____. 7 February 1994. BC Cycle. Ian Stewart. "Former Refugee Says Vietnamese Boat People Feel Betrayed." (NEXIS)
