Rohingya need urgent rescueToday, as Christmas marks a celebration of family and giving around the world, about 200 Rohingya refugees are stranded at sea, starving and dying. When the boats were adrift near the Phuket shores, human rights groups called for an urgent rescue from the government. The desire for a better life has made them an easy target for transnational human trafficking rings. In 2015, the world was shocked when the mass graves of over 30 Rohingya bodies were discovered at an abandoned human trafficking camp in Songkhla province. The government has already squandered this opportunity by refusing to recognise the stranded Rohingya, rescue them, and prosecute the traffickers.
