When the Rohingya refugee crisis is discussed internationally, global attention usually centres on Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar camps, which became emblematic of displacement after Myanmar’s 2017 military crackdown. Less visible is the situation unfolding across Southeast Asia. In Thailand, Rohingya refugees and migrants live in prolonged legal uncertainty frequently detained, rarely recognised, and largely absent from formal protection frameworks.

Thai immigration officials forcibly returned three Myanmar opposition activists to Myanmar, putting them at grave risk of persecution and other abuses, Human Rights Watch said today.