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Lao Hmong deportation from Thailand put on hold
30 Jan 2007 Thailand put the deportation of 153 Lao Hmong refugees on hold after a group of male refugees resisted their removal from a detention centre and after repeated offers of resettlement by third countries were taken into account. -
UNHCR concerned about deportation of Lao Hmong from Thailand
26 Jan 2007 The UN refugee agency said it was concerned to learn about Thailand's deportation to Laos of 16 Lao Hmong who had not been screened to see if they needed international protection. -
Burmese innovator taps traditional knowledge to feed fellow refugees and protect the earth
8 Jan 2007 A refugee from Myanmar spends his time in exile running an experimental farm and demonstration garden on the hillside of his refugee camp in Thailand. He's determined to minimise the environmental damage caused by the refugees, and to boost their nutrition level through imaginative small-scale projects. -
Fingerprints mark new direction in refugee registration
30 Nov 2006 Malaysia has become the first Asian country where UNHCR is using biometric technology to track the identities of refugees and asylum seekers, a measure certain to heighten the credibility of the refugee agency's registration system in the eyes of the Malaysian government. -
In Thai camps, legal centres hold out hope for greater justice
22 Nov 2006 The UN refugee agency has opened the first of seven planned legal assistance centres in refugee camps in Thailand, sparking hopes that tens of thousands of Burmese refugees will get greater justice for the rapes and other violent crimes that plague the closed camps. -
UNHCR concerned about deportation of 53 Lao Hmong from Thailand
16 Nov 2006 The UN refugee agency said Thursday it was seriously concerned about Thailand's deportation to Laos of 53 ethnic Hmong, including a newborn baby. The forced return of the group is tantamount to refoulement, contrary to international humanitarian law. -
UNHCR chief urges rich countries to open doors wider to refugees
29 Aug 2006 UNHCR chief António Guterres called on Tuesday for rich countries to grant significantly more refugees the chance to settle on their shores and enjoy "new opportunities for a new life." Guterres made the call during a tour of a Thai refugee camp with US Assistant Secretary of State Ellen Sauerbrey. -
Dutch MP calls on Thai government to relax restrictions on refugees
9 Aug 2006 After spending her summer break with Karen refugees from Myanmar in three camps in western Thailand, Dutch MP Corien Jonker says Thailand would benefit if it allowed the 140,000 refugees in the country to work and contribute to the economy and society. -
Hope for Malaysia's home-learning Rohingya refugees - the Harvest Centre
14 Jul 2006 Many Rohingya refugee children in Malaysia are not getting a full basic education because of financial and bureaucratic obstacles. But some lucky ones have been given places in Malaysia's first Montessori school for marginalised children.