09/26/2024
KUALA LUMPUR: The Alliance of Chin Refugees (ACR) has called for an end to alleged physical harassment by security guards working at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
ACR chairman James Bawi Thang Bik, who said he had personally experienced such mistreatment, said the guards manning the gates at the UNHCR office had used physical force to turn away refugees who did not make appointments with their caseworkers.
“They are not trained to handle our cases. They are not our caseworkers. They pushed and shouted at us to go back.
They are here to control the crowd, not chase us off. Some of them shouted at us, ‘If you don’t have an appointment, go home’, he told FMT…
Alliance of Chin Refugees chairman James Bawi Thang Bik says he and others have been pushed, kicked or shouted at.