Nearly 100 Rohingya refugees stay at a temporary shelter in Nakhon Si Thammarat early last year after being detained while they were due to be smuggled to another country. (Photo by Nucharee Rakrun)An international human rights network on Friday called on the Thai government to launch a probe into the death of a 16-year-old Rohingya girl who died in Thai authorities' custody in Songkhla last week. The network claimed it had received substantial information indicating the Rohingya girl died from bleeding in her brain and an alleged blood-clotting disorder, which resulted in bruising and bleeding. In the Fortify Rights’ view, the case mirrors poor environment conditions of IDCs and the government’s maltreatment of Rohingya refugees. Earlier, Thai authorities detained the girl for more than three years in government-run shelters and IDCs after being trafficked from Myanmar to Thailand in 2014.

Source: Bangkok Post November 10, 2017 05:37 UTC