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MYANMAR-THAILAND: Dying for lack of reproductive healthcare

February 11, 2012

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Photo: Contributor/IRINDisadvantaged at birth BANGKOK, 10 February 2012 (IRIN) – Lack of access to reproductive health services in Myanmar has led to high rates of maternal deaths and unplanned pregnancies among the country’s displaced, migrant and refugee populations, say health experts. “There are huge unmet reproductive health needs for contraceptives, family planning, and access to […]

CAMBODIA-THAILAND: Men trafficked into "slavery" at sea

August 30, 2011

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PHNOM PENH, 29 August 2011 (IRIN) – Taing Ky* and his cousin were told they would be gardeners in Thailand, but instead they were forced to work on Thai fishing boats. Photo: David Swanson/IRINMore Cambodian men than women are trafficked Each year, hundreds of Cambodian men, many impoverished farmers, are lured from their homes with […]

CAMBODIA-THAILAND: Men trafficked into "slavery" at sea

August 30, 2011

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PHNOM PENH, 29 August 2011 (IRIN) – Taing Ky* and his cousin were told they would be gardeners in Thailand, but instead they were forced to work on Thai fishing boats. Photo: David Swanson/IRINMore Cambodian men than women are trafficked Each year, hundreds of Cambodian men, many impoverished farmers, are lured from their homes with […]