MYANMAR : Myanmar refugees criticized the Thai junta’s plan to send them home within the next year, saying they have been left in the dark about the repatriation process and are not yet ready to return.
NCPO leader Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Monday that Thailand and Myanmar would work together to repatriate more than 120,000 Burmese refugees who live in camps along the border.
It can happen if they do not consider how our human rights will be affected, said deputy secretary of the Mae La refugee camp, which is the largest Myanmar refugee camp in Thailand with about 40,000 residents. “There are still on-and-off conflicts in Burma. It’s not safe for the refugees to return home he said.
Gen Prayuth met with Burmese counterpart Gen Min Aung Hlaing last week to discuss a timetable for returning the refugees to their homeland.
Thai officials will likely start counting the populations in the camps this week, to verify their nationality and ages of residents, and to ensure that everyone is a registered refugee.
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