Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders Annual Report 2003 - Thailand
| Publisher | International Federation for Human Rights |
| Publication Date | 14 April 2004 |
| Cite as | International Federation for Human Rights, Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders Annual Report 2003 - Thailand, 14 April 2004, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/48747c7db4.html [accessed 7 June 2023] |
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Threats against Dr. Cynthia Maung's Mae Tao Clinic61
On September 29th, the Mae Tao Clinic, which provides healthcare service to asylum seekers and migrants on the Thai-Burmese border, was inspected by Thai authorities. The authorities told Dr. Cynthia Maung, the director of the Clinic, that she should prepare for the arrest and deportation of medics and school teachers who had previously been registered as migrant workers with the Ministry of Labour.
In November 2003, a short term solution was found and Dr. Cynthia herself and up to a 100 co-workers were given six-month work permits. As of December 2003, discussions are still taking place in order to find longer term solutions and ways of avoiding the closure of Mae Tao Clinic, as well as the deportation of its employees.
[Refworld note: This report as posted on the FIDH website (www.fidh.org) was in pdf format with country chapters run together by region. Footnote numbers have been retained here, so do not necessarily begin at 1.]
61. See Urgent Appeal THA 001/1003/OBS 049.
