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Thailand must lend a hand to the Karen
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 05/04/2021
» Pictures of Karen people, including children and the elderly, crowded on the banks of Myanmar's Salween River while attempting to flee the country as their communities were targeted by air strikes launched by the Tatmadaw, and taking refuge on Thai soil triggered sympathy among many Thais. Criticism has also been deafening over allegations made by human rights groups that Thai authorities pushed back the Karen into the war zone.
Activists urge health rights for stateless
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 30/01/2015
» Health advocates and ethnic groups yesterday called on the the Public Health Ministry to grant more than 200,000 stateless people the right to health care services.
Yingluck urges rights equality for migrants
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 06/09/2013
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday expressed grave concern over migrant workers' livelihoods and other related humanitarian problems.