Burma-Refugee+Cause

Those who have fled Burma have done so because of human rights abuses in their native land. The Burmese government is forcing its own people to flee to neighboring countries and for some, eventually the United States. Burmese refugees have sought protection from the Burmese army in Thailand and China. Human rights abuses have included forced labor, arbitrary executions, destructions of food crops, rape and forced relocation of the villages. Many refugees are asking for international protection. [1] [2] "We have consistently highlighted the widespread human rights violations in Burma, particularly of ethnic minorities, through reports such as No Safe Place: Burma’s Army and the Rape of Ethnic Women, which documented the rape of minority women by Burmese soldiers." From the article on Burmese Refugee. [3]

[1] "Burmese Refugees in Thailand At Risk." __Human Rights Watch__. 6 May 2007 http://www.hrw.org/press/2000/05/thaiback0506.htm. [2] "Burma Freedom." __Indiana University__. 6 May 2007 http://www.homepages.indiana.edu/2006/05-26/images/burma.jpg [3] "Burma." __Refugees International__. June 2006. 13 May 2007 http://www.refugeesinternational.org/content/country/detail/2922