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Subject:

Refugees on Thai-Burma Border

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(For info.; posted by Aleta Cooper <[log in to unmask]>.)

From Kao Wao Newsgroup.

Please post regarding refugees on Thai-Burma border.

THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM CONTINUES: LIFE IN THE NEW THAM HIN CAMP

Bangkok / Tham Hin

By Sanin Bop, January 18, 2002

Conflict occurred between an unnamed group and refugees in the new Tham Hin
camp, as reported by an internal source to Kao-Wao last week. Some
individuals were injured after fighting broke out and were sent to a local
clinic for treatment. Many feel that The United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Ministry of Interior of the Royal Thai
Government is not providing sufficient security in the camp. Despite there
being ten members of the Camp Guard (Aw-Saw), little effort is made to
prevent such incidents from occuring. The source added there is increased
tension in the camp and the potential for another clash to occur is great
between the new entries, the local people in the camp, and from people
living in the surrounding area. Currently, many locals do not tolerant new
arrivals and give no reason.

A letter sent to UNHCR stated that several new arrivals have suffered from
high fevers, coughing, and the flu, there is no access to clean water or
proper sanitation. Moreover, they go through shock from the change in the
physical environment and the weather is much colder. There is growing
concern over the possibility that many will suffer from malaria again, in
previous periods many have faced these kinds of conditions and expect more
of the same.

There are (160) students under the program of 'Person of Concerns' (POC) who
live as a separate category from the other (130) refugees, who are
classified under 'Person of Concern- Border Case' , both live separate from
one another. The special 16 members, who gained permission to remain in the
camp, are assigned to live with the POC group. The source said, "the UNHCR
and MOI will send the refugees under POC category within four months to a
third country. If a third country accepts the other special 16 members, they
are too are entitled to leave Thailand, but UNHCR will not look after the
process."

The MOI photographed the new arrivals with a pink color paper that similar
to the local people who live in the areas for decades. It is not clear
whether the MOI will take legal proceeding for refugees under POC-Border
Case because the authorities does not signal a notice to the refugees.

The letter mentioned that 45 members of POC will be sent to a third country
this month and the other 80 members will be proceed to a third country
shortly after. The rest however, 35 members, do not have access to a visa
for settlement to a third country.

Many of the refugees who remain in the new camp, protested for freedom and
democracy in Burma, but are still denied international protection under the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Burmese and the Thai authorities
do not acknowledge the laws protecting civil liberties in the region.

Kao-Wao learned that the Thai authority could solve this issue of
resettlement under its moral and legal perspectives toward Burmese political
refugees. Many third countries will accept Burmese refugees for settlement
if only the Thai authority will give them the necessary legal permission to
leave Thai soil.

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Centre (RSC), University of Oxford. It does not necessarily reflect the
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