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Posted by Peter.Biro on January 4th, 2010
For a long time, Saymeh* lived in terror. Every evening, her husband would come home to their thatched stilt house in a camp for Burmese refugees in western Thailand, drunk and angry. The beatings and rapes that ensued would sometimes last for hours. more »
Posted by The.IRC on November 30th, 2009
2009 marks the 18th anniversary of the “16 days of Activism Against Gender Violence” campaign. We recently shared the story of our IRC colleague Annabelle Mubi, who works in refugee camps in Thailand helping women and girls who experience domestic or sexual violence. more »
Posted by Peter.Biro on June 27th, 2009
Some 140,000 refugees live in nine remote camps in Thailand near its border with Myanmar, also known as Burma. Refugees have been fleeing Myanmar for decades to escape civil strife, political upheaval and economic stagnation. Many of the refugees are members of the Karen or Karenni ethnic groups who speak their own languages and follow their own customs. more »
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on April 20th, 2009
Meet an IRC doctor who works along the Thai-Burma border, where landmines pose a threat to life and limb, and Burmese refugees are crowded into camps where disease can spread quickly. more »
Posted by Peter.Biro on April 9th, 2009

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