It was the unexpected arrival of the stateless Rohingya boat people from Burma in January that put Thailand’s smallest province, with just 180,787 people, on the world map. This was followed by international condemnation of Thailand and its alleged inhumane treatment of the illegal immigrants, who were earlier turned back to sea by the Thai Navy.
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The IDC this week presented to governments and civil society from across Western Europe and Malta, as well as to the Council of Europe at the first regional Alternatives Roundtable organized in Brussels.
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