Thai Policy Towards Burmese Refugees and Migrants
This 50-page report documents Thailand’s repression of refugees, asylum seekers, and migrant workers from Burma. The Thai government is arresting and intimidating Burmese political activists living in Bangkok and along the Thai-Burmese border, harassing Burmese human rights and humanitarian groups, and deporting Burmese refugees, asylum seekers and others with a genuine fear of persecution in Burma.
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ISBN: C1602
ISBN: C1602
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- Out of Sight, Out of Mind:
- Thai Policy toward Burmese Refugees and Migrants
- I. Introduction
- II. New Thai Policies toward Burmese Refugees and Migrants
- III. Expulsion to Burma
- IV. Protection Issues for Urban Refugees
- V. Attempts to Silence Activist Refugees
- VI. New Visa Rules: Screening Out the "Troublemakers"
- VII. Conclusion
- VIII. Recommendations
- Appendix A: Timeline of Arrests and Intimidation of Burmese Activists in 2003
- Appendix B: Timeline of Harassment of NGOs in 2003
- Appendix C: Timeline of Arrests and Harassment of Burmese Migrant Workers in 2003
- Acknowledgements