Thai rights groups flag deportation risk to 19 stateless children
Bangkok, Thailand Reuters Thai civil society groups voiced concern on Tuesday about the fate of 19 stateless children taken into government custody this month, saying they could be deported to neighbouring Myanmar, although a minister denied any plan to do so. The groups say the case throws a spotlight on Thailand’s lack of readiness to […]
Thai cave rescue draws attention to country’s “stateless” children
Thomson Reuters Foundation The rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded Thai cave, which gripped the country and the world, has also drawn attention to the plight of “stateless” children in the country. At least three of the boys, as well as their coach, are refugees. Like tens of thousands of others […]