Fortify Rights calls on Thailand to protect unaccompanied refugee children

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On 8 May, Fortify Rights released a statement calling on Thailand to better protect refugee children following the disappearance of six Rohingya refugee children from a government-run shelter in Chiang Mai on 21 March. The rights group requests the Thai government provide all refugee children with access to legal status and human rights-based alternatives to detention

The disappearance of the six children raises serious human rights concerns, including the risk of human trafficking, and highlights the need for more robust protection measures for children, particularly those fleeing