The United Nations and the US on Friday called for investigations into reports of human trafficking of Burmese refugees by Thai immigration officials.
Reuters published a report on Thursday after a two-month investigation revealing a clandestine policy to remove Rohingya refugees from Thai detention centres and deliver them to human traffickers waiting at sea. According to the report, the refugees are held hostage near the Malaysian border until relatives pay a ransom to release them. Some are beaten and some are killed, the report alleges.
See Reuters for full report.
Reuters published a report on Thursday after a two-month investigation revealing a clandestine policy to remove Rohingya refugees from Thai detention centres and deliver them to human traffickers waiting at sea. According to the report, the refugees are held hostage near the Malaysian border until relatives pay a ransom to release them. Some are beaten and some are killed, the report alleges.
See Reuters for full report.