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I. Executive Summary;
II. Introduction;
III. Thailand: Background.
IV. Burma: Background.
V. Project Methodology;
VI. Findings:
Hill Tribe Women and Girls in Thailand; Burmese Migrant Women and Girls in Thailand;
VII. Law and Policy â“ Thailand;
VIII. Applicable International Human Rights Law;
IX. Law and Policy â“ United States
X. Conclusion and Expanded Recommendations..."This study was designed to provide critical insight and
remedial recommendations on the manner in which
human rights violations committed against Burmese
migrant and hill tribe women and girls in Thailand render
them vulnerable to trafficking,2 unsafe migration,
exploitative labor, and sexual exploitation and, consequently,
through these additional violations, to
HIV/AIDS. This report describes the policy failures of
the government of Thailand, despite a program widely
hailed as a model of HIV prevention for the region.
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) findings show that
the Thai government's abdication of responsibility for
uncorrupted and nondiscriminatory law enforcement
and human rights protection has permitted ongoing violations
of human rights, including those by authorities
themselves, which have caused great harm to Burmese
and hill tribe women and girls...
