Isolated in Yunnan

Kachin Refugees from Burma in China’s Yunnan Province

Map of Kachin State, Burma

Summary

Recommendations

To the Government of China

To United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

To United Nations Agencies and the Donor Community

Methodology

I. China, Burma, and Refugees

Burma-China Relations

China and Refugees

Kachin Refugees’ Well-Founded Fear of Return

II. Refugees and China’s International Legal Obligations

III. Refoulement

Refoulement at the Border

Refoulement from within China

IV. Assistance and Protection

Inadequate Shelter, Clothes, and Fuel

Food Shortages

Water and Sanitation

Health

Education

Labor Protections

V. Arbitrary Drug Testing and Detention

Roadside Urine Testing and Arbitrary Fines

Case Study: Detention in a Re-Education Through Labor (RTL) Center

Acknowledgments

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