
Thai court approves Vietnam's call for rights activist’s extradition
Voice of America
FILE - Y Quynh Bdap, co-founder of Montagnards Stand for Justice, speaks on his video on June 7, 2024.
A Thai court Monday approved the extradition of a human rights activist to his native Vietnam, where rights groups say he faces a high risk of torture and cannot be guaranteed a fair hearing from his country’s courts.

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