The Karen of Burma
One of the most forgotten people are the Karen, an ethinc minority that lives along the Burma-Thai border. Numbering at least 9 million people, the Karen are the world’s third largest ethnic group that do not have their own state.
A Subset of the Karen are called the Miao
International Refugee Organization
The World Refugee Survey 2008 was released on 19 June 2008. This year’s Survey offers 60 country updates and also highlights ten of the worst violators of refugees’ rights. Also in this year’s Survey are examples of people speaking out on behalf of refugees in countries from Thailand to Turkey, and detailed statistics on refugees around the world. Read it online at International Refugee Organization