Rohingya in Thailand: Existing social protection in dynamic circumstances

Authors

Ankana Kaewkuekoonkit
Supang Chantavanich

Publication Date

2018-01-01

Abstract

Rohingyas who have arrived Thailand with various motivations are vulnerable. They need legal and social protection and face the risk of being indefinitely arrested by Thai immigration. The purpose of this article is to identify existing protection mechanisms for the Rohingyas in Thailand by examining preventive, protective, promotive and transformative measures provided to them. Field research conducted in 2016 reveals that there are four main groups of Rohingya immigrants: those who arrived earlier than 2006, the recent arrivals during 2015-2016, Rohingya victims of human trafficking and Rohingya asylum seekers in temporary shelters. Each group has different access to protection based on its legal status. They are also socially protected by civil society groups and existing Muslim and Rohingya networks in Thailand.

DOI

10.58837/CHULA.ARV.31.1.1

First Page

5

Last Page

22

Recommended Citation

Kaewkuekoonkit, Ankana and Chantavanich, Supang (2018) "Rohingya in Thailand: Existing social protection in dynamic circumstances," Asian Review: Vol. 31: No. 1, Article 2.
DOI: 10.58837/CHULA.ARV.31.1.1
Available at: https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/arv/vol31/iss1/2