<p>Government Again Uses Internal Security Act to Detain Without Trial</p>

<p>Migrants&#39; Groups Call for Key Reforms on International Migrants Day</p>

<p>Political Parties Continue to Ignore Abuses</p>

<p>Burmese Government&#39;s Steps to Address Problem Are Wholly Insufficient</p>

<p>A high-level committee in Thailand is gearing up to recommend that people who enabled the killing of thousands in 2004 and thereafter be held criminally liable. It has in its sights former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and other parties to his &quot;war on drugs.&quot;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Arrests Continue Amidst International Inaction</p>

<p>Thailand wants to be seen as a success story in the fight against AIDS, yet it is failing to address the epidemic among the population hit hardest by HIV.</p>

<p>Regional alliance loses international credibility as charter fails to deliver on promises</p>

<p>Immigrant workers from neighbouring nations, especially Burma, are seen as troublemakers, unlike those from the West.</p>

<p>&nbsp;Vietnam on Thursday confirmed the "urgent arrest" of a Thai and two foreign pro-democracy activists who had been reported missing in the communist country, but refused to say what law the foreigners are accused of breaking.</p>

<p>A former senator this week decried the treatment of the 2 million or so migrant workers now in Thailand, most of whom have come from Burma. In a Bangkok Post article, Jon Ungphakorn offered up some instances of abuse in factories and on fishing boats to support his remark that "we don&#39;t seem to see them as human beings."&nbsp;</p>

<p>Burma&#39;s rubies and jade are prized for their beauty but the ugly truth is that the trade in these stones supports human rights abuses. The sale of these gems gives Burma&#39;s military rulers quick cash to stay in power. </p>