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| Cambodian villagers displaced by the fighting (Photo courtesy of Caritas Cambodia) |
Territorial dispute is disrupting development and endangering migrants, rights network warns
February 17, 2011
UCAnews.com reporter
Bangkok, Thailand
Recent border clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops have set back gains made in recent years in developing the local people and the region, say civil organizations.
“We believed and hoped that our region was moving forwards, was moving away from conflicts and sorrows. But the situation today between Cambodia and Thailand is moving us back not forwards,” the Mekong Migration Network said today in a statement.
The current conflict between Thailand and Cambodia has already claimed nine lives and displaced over 25,000 villagers. The network is deeply concerned for the well-being of thousands of displaced Cambodians and Thais whose lives have been severely disrupted by the clashes, it said.
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