NGOs urge halt to Myanmar repatriations

Advocacy groups are urging the Thai government to stop a mass repatriation of Myanmar migrant workers and to investigate persecution of them in their home country.

Mental stress takes its toll on Tamil refugees

Priests serving war refugees in northern Sri Lanka say they are concerned about the psychological impact on these people the longer they stay in their camps. (ucanews.com)

Vietnamese shrimpers face financial ruin after oil spill

They came here seeking refuge, but the past few years have brought unexpected hardship to the tightly knit Vietnamese fishing community. (Ylan Q. Mui, Washington Post)

JRS and urban refugees

A video from Jesuit Refugee Service, looking at the neglected issue of refugees in urban settings worldwide.

Thai NGOs seek to stop migrant crackdown

Human rights organizations are urging the Thai government to scrap a controversial taskforce set up to crack down on illegal migrant workers.

‘Stateless’ kids get access to education

Stateless children in the Thai border province of Tak now have access to education, thanks to nuns who run schools for them. (UCA News)

Honor refugees convention, Australia urged

I had recently been in Indonesia discussing the issue (of the arrival of boat people) with the Jesuit Refugee Service there. At the end of one meeting, a 15-year-old Hazara named Ali (photo) came and told me his heart wrenching story. (Fr Frank Brennan SJ, Eureka Street)

Jesuit accuses Cambodia over ’sham’ refugee law

Cambodia’s long awaited refugee law is a sham, says Australian Jesuit Professor Frank Brennan, citing reports that four Uighur asylum seekers deported to China have been executed.

Myanmar mine risk worry for Karen refugees: JRS

The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is monitoring the situation at the Myanmar border in Thailand’s Tak province where the repatriation of Karen refugees has been on hold over concerns including the risk of land mines and forced labor.

Serving people in the margins is not ‘sacrifice’

The new head of the Jesuit ministry for foreign prisoners in Thailand, says 20 years of devotion to foreign migrants and refugees have been a joy and not been wasted. (UCA News)

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