Thailand : Unknown Gunman Kills Burmese Woman Refugee

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Unknown Gunman Kills Burmese Woman Refugee

By VIOLET CHO
Thursday, July 24, 2008

A Burmese woman refugee has been shot dead by an unknown gunman while working outside the Mae Lah camp on the Thai-Burmese border.

Myint Aye, leader of Zone B at Mae Lah—Thailand’s largest refugee camp—said the woman was a widow with four young children who had newly arrived from Burma.

“She worked outside the camp as a daily paid worker,” said Myint Aye. The family had not yet registered with the United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), he said.

Thai police and the non-governmental organization International Rescue Committee (IRC) are investigating the shooting.

The IRC, in collaboration with UNHCR, is running legal assistance centers in a project to promote the rule of law and access to justice for Burmese refugees in Thailand. Legal assistance centers exist in three camps—Mae Lah, in Thailand’s Tak Province, and two in Mae Hong Son Province.

The work of the centers covers assessment of existing traditional justice systems in the camps; building legal awareness among camp residents, leaders and refugee associations; providing resources for refugees seeking legal counsel; and establishing a referral system for prosecuting within the Thai judicial system serious cases occurring outside the camps.

Tha Ker, chairman of Mae Lah refugee camp, said Burmese refugees were restricted by Thai law from venturing outside the camps, but it was difficult to control their movements.

“We are very upset about the death of a fellow refugee, but there’s nothing we can do to prevent this kind of incident,” he said. “We can only warn refugees not to leave the camps, where their safety cannot be guaranteed.”

irrawaddy.org

[good2bhappy]

I blame this on the crap these guys get taught when they are young.
Other nationals are inferior to the master race

[gjbkk]

Such a sad end to any life.

And so sad that the Thai HiSo and education indoctorates hatred of the Burmese!

[EmperorTud]

Other nationals are inferior to the master race

No great surprise they all cover themselves in chemicals to try and become white.