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Urgent Fax, Phone, and Email Alert: Thailand crackdown on pro-democracy
Burmese worsens!
Burmese activists deported from Thailand danger of torture, rape, and
imprisonment at the hands of Burmas military regime!
Deportations will continue if we do not stop the Thai Government!
*Please take time to write to the Thai Ambassador to the U.S. about this
urgent issue*
The Thai Government has deported Burmese pro-democracy activists and is
preparing to deport more. We are especially concerned as activists turned
over to Burmas regime in the past have been raped, tortured, and
imprisoned. In the past few months the Thai Government has launched a
crackdown on Burmese dissidents on Thai soil who have fled the Burmese
dictatorships brutal atrocities. The Thai Government hopes to appease
Burmas military junta in the interest of economic gain.
Write to demand the immediate release of Burmese awaiting deportation and
the guaranteed safety of all Burmese refugees and dissidents currently
living in Thailand. Tell the Thai Government to stop all deportations,
arrests, persecution, and targeting of Burmese activists now!
Send faxes, emails and letters to
Ambassador Sakthip Krairiksh
C/o Consular Office
Royal Embassy of Thailand
1024 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 101
Washington, D.C. 20007
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tel : (202) 944-3608
Fax : (202) 944-3641
To find the Thai Consulate nearest you, see http://www.thaiembdc.org/index.htm
Points to include in your message:
· The Thai Government must immediately stop the round-ups, detentions,
deportations, and harassment of Burmese dissidents in Thailand.
· Thailand must cease threats to deport refugees from Burma.
· Due to its recent actions, you consider Thailand to be a partner, with
Burma�??s junta, in human rights abuses.
· The Royal Thai Government should relax its new stringent visa
requirements for Burmese entering Thailand so that they will not be forced
to travel to Burma or a distant country in order to reenter Thailand and
reunite with their families.
· Until the Royal Thai Government does so, you will reconsider any travel
to Thailand in the future and will advise your friends and family to do the
same. You will also be less inclined to buy products Made in Thailand.
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