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                  3 fasting Burmese protesters in AIIMS

The Asian Age (New Delhi)
May 16, 2001

New Delhi, May 15: Three Burmese asylum seekers, among 24 Burmese on a
hunger strike to demand protection form the UN High Commissioner of
Refugees, were under observation at a Delhi hospital following a
deterioration in their condition on Tuesday.

A spokesman for the All India Institute of Medical Sciences said the
three Burmese girls, aged between 20 and 22 years, were under
observation in the AIIMS casualty department. They had been put on
intravenous drip and their condition was stable, he added.

The three girls were identified as Ronies Sui Hniang Tial, 20.

According to one of the Burmese protesters, Van Hnin Thang, the asylum
seekers were demanding assistance and protection form the UNHCR as they
could not go back to their country. They had gone on a hunger strike
outside the UNHCR office here on May 8 but had called off the protest
after the chief of mission assured them that they would be interviewed
within a week.

?However, in reality, the UNHCR staff is not treating us the same as
promised. Five of us were supposed to be interviewed according to the
schedule. However, UNHCR staff said that it would interview only two
persons. Therefore, we felt that some UNHCR staff are not keeping the
promise you have given us. As a result, none of us were interviewed,?
Mr. Van Hnin Thang said in a memorandum to the UNHCR on Tuesday.

The asylum seekers resumed their hunger strike on Monday night and the
three girls were rushed to AIIMS following a deterioration in their
condition, he added. (UNI)



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<p><i><font color="#FF0000">The Asian Age (New Delhi)</font></i>
<br><i><font color="#FF0000">May 16, 2001</font></i>
<p>New Delhi, May 15: Three Burmese asylum seekers, among 24 Burmese on
a hunger strike to demand protection form the UN High Commissioner of Refugees,
were under observation at a Delhi hospital following a deterioration in
their condition on Tuesday.
<p>A spokesman for the All India Institute of Medical Sciences said the
three Burmese girls, aged between 20 and 22 years, were under observation
in the AIIMS casualty department. They had been put on intravenous drip
and their condition was stable, he added.
<p>The three girls were identified as Ronies Sui Hniang Tial, 20.
<p>According to one of the Burmese protesters, Van Hnin Thang, the asylum
seekers were demanding assistance and protection form the UNHCR as they
could not go back to their country. They had gone on a hunger strike outside
the UNHCR office here on May 8 but had called off the protest after the
chief of mission assured them that they would be interviewed within a week.
<p>?However, in reality, the UNHCR staff is not treating us the same as
promised. Five of us were supposed to be interviewed according to the schedule.
However, UNHCR staff said that it would interview only two persons. Therefore,
we felt that some UNHCR staff are not keeping the promise you have given
us. As a result, none of us were interviewed,? Mr. Van Hnin Thang said
in a memorandum to the UNHCR on Tuesday.
<p>The asylum seekers resumed their hunger strike on Monday night and the
three girls were rushed to AIIMS following a deterioration in their condition,
he added. (UNI)
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