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Thailand rejects UN rapporteur's claims on Cambodia border conflict
Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the country did not start the border dispute with Cambodia and blamed Cambodian forces for indiscriminate attacks on civilian areas inside Thai territory. The ministry also challenged the figures cited by UN Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews, rejecting his estimate of 650,000 internally displaced persons in Cambodia and explaining that many of those people were housed in temporary shelters Thailand built in the late 1970s, not displaced by the conflict. It further disputed Andrews’s claim of 900,000 Cambodian migrant workers returning from Thailand, stating the group comprised both legally employed and undocumented workers who left voluntarily after calls from the Cambodian government. Thailand affirmed it has never pursued a policy of expelling Cambodian workers, reiterated its commitment to human rights and international humanitarian law, and urged UN mechanisms to remain impartial and objective.
The dispute follows Andrews’s end‑of‑mission statement released after his July 31 visit to Cambodia.
Entities
Government of Cambodia · Kingdom of Cambodia · Kingdom of Thailand · Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand · Tom Andrews · United Nations · United Nations Human Rights Council
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [● 2 SOURCES] Thailand asserted that the right of return should not be used for political propaganda. www.wochenblitz.com · thethaiger.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] Thailand disputed the UN rapporteur’s figure of 900,000 Cambodian migrant workers returning from Thailand, stating the group included both legal and illegal workers who left voluntarily after calls by www.wochenblitz.com · thethaiger.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] Thailand urged UN mechanisms to remain impartial and objective. www.wochenblitz.com · thethaiger.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] Thailand said it has never had a policy of expelling Cambodian migrant workers. www.wochenblitz.com · thethaiger.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] Thailand reaffirmed its commitment to human rights and international humanitarian law. www.wochenblitz.com · thethaiger.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] Thailand claimed the conflict resulted from indiscriminate attacks by Cambodia targeting civilian areas in Thailand. www.wochenblitz.com · thethaiger.com
- [● 4 SOURCES] Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Thailand did not initiate the border conflict with Cambodia. www.wochenblitz.com · www.thaipost.net · thestandard.co · thethaiger.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] Thailand disputed the UN rapporteur’s figure of 650,000 internally displaced persons in Cambodia, saying many were in temporary shelters Thailand established in the late 1970s. www.wochenblitz.com · thethaiger.com