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SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION (SHRF)

January 4, 2000

"WE'RE STILL SCARED. IT'S NORMAL."

An update of the Shan refugee situation in Fang District of Chiang Mai
province

By the Shan Human Rights Foundaiton

Summary

This report highlights the plight of the over 100,000 Shan refugees in
Thailand. Unlike the Karen and Karenni refugees from Burma, the Shans =
are
not recognised as refugees and there are no refugee camps on the =
Shan-Thai
border. The Shan refugees have therefore been forced to survive as =
illegal
migrant workers.

The report, focussing on the Shan refugees in Fang district of Chiang =
Mai
province, describes how the recent Thai government crackdown on migrant
workers from Burma in November 1999 has caused increased insecurity and
suffering for these refugees.=20

Shan refugees interviewed in the report, all of whom had fled human =
rights
abuses committed by the Burmese military regime, describe how during
November they were forced to hide in the forests with their families to
avoid arrest by the Thai authorities. Many employers are now unwilling =
to
employ illegal migrants, making it difficult for the refugees to =
survive.

The Burmese military regime is continuing to enforce its massive =
relocation
program in Central Shan State, which has displaced over 300,000 people
since 1996, and is causing large numbers of Shan refugees to continue to
flee to Thailand.=20

The SHRF therefore appeals to the Royal Thai Government to allow refugee
camps to be set up along the Shan-Thai border, where Shans fleeing
persecution in Burma can be provided with security and protection, and =
be
granted the right to receive humanitarian assistance from international =
aid
agencies.=20

NOTE: Please e-mail us for the complete document, if you are interested.
e-mail: "m.win@xxxxxxxxxx"=20
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RIGHTS FOUNDATION (SHRF)</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG>January 4, =
2000<BR><BR><FONT=20
color=3D#800000></STRONG><STRONG><FONT size=3D2>"WE'RE STILL SCARED. =
IT'S=20
NORMAL."<BR><BR></FONT>An update of the Shan refugee situation in Fang =
District=20
of Chiang Mai<BR>province<BR><BR></STRONG></FONT><STRONG><FONT =
color=3D#0000ff>By=20
the Shan Human Rights Foundaiton<BR><BR></FONT><FONT=20
color=3D#800000></STRONG><STRONG>Summary<BR><BR></STRONG></FONT>This =
report=20
highlights the plight of the over 100,000 Shan refugees in<BR>Thailand. =
Unlike=20
the Karen and Karenni refugees from Burma, the Shans are<BR>not =
recognised as=20
refugees and there are no refugee camps on the Shan-Thai<BR>border. The =
Shan=20
refugees have therefore been forced to survive as illegal<BR>migrant=20
workers.<BR><BR>The report, focussing on the Shan refugees in Fang =
district of=20
Chiang Mai<BR>province, describes how the recent Thai government =
crackdown on=20
migrant<BR>workers from Burma in November 1999 has caused increased =
insecurity=20
and<BR>suffering for these refugees. <BR><BR>Shan refugees interviewed =
in the=20
report, all of whom had fled human rights<BR>abuses committed by the =
Burmese=20
military regime, describe how during<BR>November they were forced to =
hide in the=20
forests with their families to<BR>avoid arrest by the Thai authorities. =
Many=20
employers are now unwilling to<BR>employ illegal migrants, making it =
difficult=20
for the refugees to survive.<BR><BR>The Burmese military regime is =
continuing to=20
enforce its massive relocation<BR>program in Central Shan State, which =
has=20
displaced over 300,000 people<BR>since 1996, and is causing large =
numbers of=20
Shan refugees to continue to<BR>flee to Thailand. <BR><BR>The SHRF =
therefore=20
appeals to the Royal Thai Government to allow refugee<BR>camps to be set =
up=20
along the Shan-Thai border, where Shans fleeing<BR>persecution in Burma =
can be=20
provided with security and protection, and be<BR>granted the right to =
receive=20
humanitarian assistance from international aid<BR>agencies. =
</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=3Djustify><U><STRONG>NOTE: Please e-mail us for the complete =
document,=20
if you are interested.</STRONG></U></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><U><STRONG>e-mail: "<A=20
href=3D"mailto:m.win@xxxxxxxxxx";>m.win@xxxxxxxxxx</A>"=20
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