A coalition of 32 rights groups has called on Thailand's Prime Minister to release Y Quynh Bdap, a Vietnamese activist facing extradition back to Vietnam on terrorism charges. Bdap, who holds United Nations refugee status in Thailand, was detained by Thai authorities in June on a Vietnamese warrant while seeking asylum in Canada. He is currently held in Bangkok awaiting extradition.
The rights groups have warned that Bdap risks torture and other human rights violations if returned to Vietnam. Bdap, co-founder of the Montagnards Stand for Justice group, fled to Thailand in 2018 to escape persecution of the Christian Montagnard minority in Vietnam.
