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Ad Hoc and Inadequate

By Human Rights Watch  •  September 13, 2012

Thailand’s Treatment of Refugees and Asylum Seekers

This 143-page report finds that Thai refugee policies are not grounded in law and cause refugees of all nationalities to be exploited and unnecessarily detained and deported. The report focuses on the plight of Burmese refugees, the largest current refugee group in Thailand. It examines treatment and conditions of both Burmese refugees inside the camps on the Thai-Burma border and Burmese outside the camps, who are not officially recognized as refugees. The report also looks at the impact of political changes in Burma on the prospects for repatriation and the obstacles to resolving this protracted refugee situation.

Download the report here.

Tags: Human Rights Watch, Refugee Repatriation, Refugees, Thailand

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