Migration not primarily a criminal-justice issue
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It now appears that several thousand Rohingya are on the move in boats or camps or have already completed their journey. As many as 100 Thai police and local government officials may have (at the very least) turned a blind eye. Police and local leaders ar
Is it possible these events were timed to coincide with Thailand’s desperate bid to convince America it deserves an upgrade in its trafficking-in-persons report due next month?
Slow-moving bureaucracy in Asean countries and at the International Organisation for Migration or the UN Refugee Agency has left Rohingya in danger of possible genocide.
This is a clear case where the issue is one of migration, not criminal justice. Yes, the bad guys need to be brought to justice. But the real issue is safe migration for an endangered minority.
John Kane
