Posts in Human Rights
Schulz, K. (2012) An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Protection Mechanisms for Migrant Fishermen from Myanmar in Thailand: A Case Study from Samut Sakhon Province

The issue of trafficking in persons for the purposes of labor exploitation is growing phenomenon amongst migrant workers from Myanmar who are working in Thailand's commercial fishing industry. Along with the development of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and the opening up of cross-border trade and work flows, this problem can only be expected to continue grow so long as the root causes remain unaddressed.

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Human Rights, Human Security and Sus..., Migration and Human Tr..., Student Thesis, Thesis 2012MAIDSFISHERMEN, HUMAN SECURITY, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, LABOR EXPLOITATION, MIGRANT WORKERS, MIGRATION, MYANMAR
Moolma, S. (2011) U.S. Resettlement for Displaced Persons from Myanmar: Protection in a Protracted Refugee Situation in Mae La Shelter

The objectives of international refugee regime are to provide the three durable solutions for refugees in an attempt to end the cycle of displacement: voluntary repatriation, local integration, and third country resettlement. In case the voluntary repatriation and local integration are not viable options for those in exile, the UNHCR in collaboration with NGOs would seek another approach to protect the lives of refugees, and therefore the third country resettlement would be preferred.

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Human Rights, Migration and Human Tr..., Student Thesis, Thesis 2011MAIDSBURMESE REFUGEES, DISPLACED PERSONS, DURABLE SOLUTIONS, RESETTLEMENT
Songdej, A. (2010) Cambodian Child Beggars in Thailand: A Case Study of Rights and Needs Based Approaches in Legislation and Implementation

This research aims to determine the extent that Thailand's Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act (2008) protects the rights of Cambodian child beggars as outlined in human rights conventions. This was done by assessing the level of policy coherence between Thailand's Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act (2008) and other related policies, by assessing the practicality of the guidelines used for screening victims of trafficking by Thai officials, and by assessing whether Thai officials' attitudes towards Cambodian child beggars affected whether the rights-based approach or the needs-based approach was followed in practice.

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Human Rights, Migration and Human Tr..., Student Thesis, Thesis 2010MAIDSCAMBODIAN CHILD BEGGARS, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, IMPLEMENTATION, LEGISLATION, MIGRANT CHILDREN, NEEDS-BASED APPROACH, RIGHTS-BASED APPROACH