Burmese refugees caught in bureaucratic nightmare

As many as 2,000 Karenni villagers made homeless by Burma Army offensives since 2006 are still without official refugee status in neighboring Thailand. Some of the refugees have arrived as recently as March this year. They are without official recognition and have to survive on handouts. A policy shift by the Thai government towards refugees and a lack of official clout from the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, have left these people vulnerable and without official access to shelter, food and ... read more