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The ruling junta in Thailand
                                                           makes the precarious life of
                                                          the refugees even more chal-
                                                             lenging. Thailand has not
                                                              signed the International
                                                          Refugee Convention and, for
                                                           that reason, it is known that
                                                              the country can conve-
                                                               niently carry out some
                                                               practices violating hu-
                                                               man rights. Of course,
                                                                  not all people have
                                                                  the same perspec-
                                                                 tive; nonetheless, it
                                                                can be stated that the
                                                                 violations of human
                                                                rights in Thailand are
                                                                   not very different
                                                                      than those in
                                                                         Myanmar.











































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