Manipur HC Orders Safe Passage to Delhi for 7 Myanmarese Seeking UNHCR Protection
The seven had fled from Myanmar and entered Manipur fearing persecution and physical danger after their media organisation was banned by the military government.
Members of the armed forces stand guard during a protest against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar March 27, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
Imphal: The high court of Manipur on Monday directed the authorities to grant safe passage to seven Myanmarese to New Delhi so that they can seek protection from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
The seven three journalists and wife and three children of one of them had fled from Myanmar and entered Manipur illegally fearing persecution and physical danger after their media organisation was banned by the military government, the petitioner said.