UNHCR urged to help Rohingyas in South of Thailand

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, 20 January 2015 (NNT) – The Muslims for Peace Foundation is planning to ask the UN Refugee Agency to help Rohingyas falling prey to human traffickers.

Nakhon Si Thammarat residents in Hua Sai district have donated their money to help Rohingyas. The proceeds collected at a Muslim mosque will be given to a human rights center.

95 Rohingya refugees were intercepted on January 11th in Hua Sai district. They were reportedly crammed in trucks when they were found. Two drivers were charged with human trafficking.

The Foundation will be submitting a letter to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees asking for international assistance.

Hua Sai Police Chief Police Colonel Prawit Chantabut said the investigation would be concluded quickly before they are sent to the care of the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security.


-- NNT 2015-01-20

I wonder where they will be sent. Their situation is about as desperate and impossible to solve as a situation can be...

Well I hope UNHCR acts promptly.

They do eventually.. but they are ultra, politically, spineworthy to spineless at times.. depends on the new bloke in charge.

UNHCR isn't going to do crap.

The Rohingyas are being expelled from Burma as they are considered an "invasionary" culture, regardless of how long the natives have lived there.

Thailand should just allow them to move on to where they want...which is Malaysia and a country that supports and allows their religion.

How difficult is this? Only stupid idiots would stop that...let them go to Malaysia. It's a country of idiots.

They could always use a few more.

Sadly the refugees...all... further subjected to abuse.....and no one cares..it is on hold.