There have been reports that the first forced repatriations will be carried out under dark.

Senior Iranian officials say they do not plan forced repatriations.

Forced repatriation, no matter the circumstances or dangers at home, may also become more common.

He added that the Vietnamese "said they would use these weapons against any forced repatriation."

Despite the forced repatriations, the flight from Haiti increased suddenly in the last 24 hours.

The conference stopped short of sanctioning forced repatriation in 1995.

Government officials said this week that the first forced repatriations could begin before the end of December, and will be carried out in secret.

British diplomats would not discuss the timing of the forced repatriation program.

Such criticism included a US call for an end to forced repatriation.

On the first day of the two-day meeting, they were the only nations that spoke explicitly against forced repatriation.

Today, the Soviet Union also declared its opposition to forced repatriation.

But under a forced repatriation program, 14 flights carrying 760 unwilling Vietnamese have also gone back.

Their forced repatriation was delayed for 24 hours.

The High Commissioner's office has stressed that it would play no role in forced repatriation.

Several of them became part of a forced repatriation of more than 40,000 refugees.

But it does seem to provide the detainees more protection against forced repatriation and makes it possible for them to go to a third country.

Last month, the negotiators agreed to put off until October consideration of forced repatriation in order to give voluntary return a chance at success.

They consider that low rate a failure, which is why the Government resorted to forced repatriations, they said.

Now that forced repatriation is under way, few here are debating the morality of the operation or even its possible political repercussions.

Those who are denied refugee status and have their appeals rejected can volunteer to go home or face forced repatriation.

In the 1990s he played a prominent role in the debate over the forced repatriation of Aboriginal remains.

There have been no forced repatriations since.

Vietnam has in the past opposed forced repatriation, if only because it lacked the resources needed to resettle the refugees.

After this point the number of non-resident Jews was low, and attempts at forced repatriation proved unsuccessful.

He then proposed "forced repatriation" of non-working foreigners on benefits."