Recently, the Thai government began cracking down on people smugglers, following the discovery of smugglers’ camps and mass graves of Rohingya in the south of the country. As a result, thousands of men, women and children are stranded off the coasts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, with little food or water, in need of medical care. Last week, we saw some good progress on this issue as Malaysia and Indonesia announced they would take in 7,000 people stranded at sea. Unfortunately, this is falling short of what’s needed, as there are likely many more people stuck on boats, and most won't make it ashore without help.
In an emergency summit in Bangkok this Friday 29 May, countries of the region, including Australia, will meet to tackle the crisis. Urge the Australian government to call for, and assist with, immediate search and rescue operations and champion new, humane solutions for refugees in our region.
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