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    Why the lull in human smuggling can't last
    August 2, 2016in Analysis, Contributor, Human Trafficking, Lead Story, News, Opinion, Rohingya105by JEREMY DOUGLAS & BENJAMIN SMITH
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    Why the lull in human smuggling can't last

    Only a coordinated effort among the region’s countries will have a lasting impact on human trafficking in Southeast Asia.

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    US trafficking downgrade 'regrettable', says govt
    July 1, 2016in Foreign Affairs, Human Trafficking, Lead Story, News47by DVB
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    US trafficking downgrade 'regrettable', says govt

    Burma’s government expresses concern that a US State Department decision to downgrade the country’s status in an annual report on human trafficking could hamper bilateral relations.

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    Southeast Asia urged not to repeat migrant crisis
    December 2, 2015in Human Trafficking, Lead Story, News, Refugees, Rohingya119by REUTERS
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    Southeast Asia urged not to repeat migrant crisis

    Southeast Asian countries were urged on Tuesday to treat migrants landing on their shores humanely and avoid a repeat of this year’s disaster in which hundreds of refugees were either…

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    September 25, 2015in Lead Story, News, Rohingya, Video179by REUTERS
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    Trafficked Rohingya set for US

    Thailand has been preparing to send off a group of Rohingya Muslims who were victims of human trafficking to various countries, including the United States.

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    July 28, 2015in Human Trafficking, Lead Story, Migrants Issues, News, Video1by REUTERS
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    Thailand languishes at bottom of US trafficking report

    The U.S. has decided to keep Thailand on its list of worst human trafficking centres for another year, despite government efforts to stop the trade.

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    102 abandoned migrants rescued in Tenasserim
    July 14, 2015in Boatpeople, Lead Story, News, Refugees124by DVB
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    102 abandoned migrants rescued in Tenasserim

    The Burmese navy has recovered 102 men, thought to be asylum seekers from Bangladesh, who were abandoned on the island of Saunggauk, state media reported.

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