More than half of Rohingya Muslim girls who fled violence in western Burma ended up becoming child brides, according to a United Nations survey that also showed widespread domestic abuse.
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Thailand’s Criminal Court has set 19 July for handing down a verdict on the alleged trafficking of Rohingya migrants in a case that involves 103 suspects including a senior Thai army officer and former politicians.
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A group of Muslim youths detained in Rangoon last month could spend two years in prison for leaving Arakan State without national registration cards.
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Only a coordinated effort among the region’s countries will have a lasting impact on human trafficking in Southeast Asia.
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Burma now ranks with Uzbekistan, Sudan and Haiti at the bottom of a list of nations criticised by the US government for failing to do enough to end human trafficking.
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The man was shot while trying to escape an immigration detention centre in southern Thailand, according to Thai officials.
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Thailand has pledged to help with any investigation into a report that Thai immigration officials moved Burmese refugees into human-trafficking rings.
