Friday, January 28, 2011

Volunteer experiences in Bangkok: Asylum Access

Imagine how you would feel if you were forced to flee from
your home to a new country where you didn?t speak the language, understand the
culture or know what your rights were. 
What if you
had no right to work, no right to send your children to school, lived in
constant fear of arrest and were faced with crippling poverty?This is reality for 16 million people worldwide and more than 2,000 (UNCHR Report, December 2010) urban refugees and asylum seekers in Thailand. It's something most who hail from the
developed world may never have to face; but if the shoe was on the other foot,
would you know who to turn to, or where to go for help?read more

Leslie Bibb Lily Allen Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Price Lisa Marie Lisa Snowdon

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