Thai safe-haven for refugees actually a dead trap

Shane Abrahams blogs from the Thai-Burma border town of Mae Sot:

A man has died after treading on a landmine in an area that Thai authorities last week claimed was safe for Karen refugees to return to.

According to a report by the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), the explosion happened about 500 meters from the Ler Per Har camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). He died while en route to receive medical attention in Thailand.

Last week, Thai officials had promoted Ler Per Har to foreign observers as a safe haven for thousands of Karen refugees to be returned to. . .