Asylum-Seekers In Thailand: Human Rights Agency Raises Concerns

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Human rights agency raises concerns
Tanpisit Lerdbamrungchai
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Millions of refugees and migrants have ended up as forced labour because many countries do not give them legal protection, Amnesty International said.

In its 2013 report, the agency raised concerns about many human-rights issues, some of which are related to Thailand.

The report pointed out that asylum-seekers in Thailand continued to face the risk of arrest and detention as well as forced return to their country, where they are at the risk of persecution.

Following discussions with the Myanmar government, Thailand's National Security Council indicated that the 146,900 Myanmar refugees in Thailand could return home within a year, despite reports of continued instability in ethnic areas and the lack of protection to facilitate a safe return. Documented and undocumented migrant workers were also threatened with deportation in December for failure to complete the national verification process.

Parinya Boonridrerthaikul, Amnesty International Thailand's executive director, also lamented the ongoing unrest in the deep South where civilians are at constant risk. Teachers, viewed as symbols of the state, have been targeted, resulting in school closures during the latter part of 2012.

Amnesty International also slammed the use of the emergency decree in the South, saying it allowed immunity to officials who might have committed human-rights violations such as torture. According to the agency, insurgency leaders have accused security forces of extrajudicial executions in Yala. On the freedom of expression, the agency said citizens' freedom of expression continue to be curtailed, primarily through the lese majeste law and the 2007 Computer Crimes Act.


-- The Nation 2013-05-24

[bigbamboo]

Over to the new spokesman for the PM...........

[lee b]

Should look at the UK !

[Robby nz]

If they are looking for a 'political asylum' they have come to the right place.

Its called the Thai Parliament.

[steveyinasia]

Thai politics is an asylum....look at all the nut cases in there

[herb59]

yes thailand please take more Muslims, maybe then there are less in europe.

[Robby nz]

Now aint that a bit of luck.

Developing Thailand Needs 1.6 Million Workers

[kevvy]

in the construction industry there are many migrants working and the local police and check their work permit which they do not have so they get 500 baht a month to look the other way from their employer.

This is the rayong area