Photo Credit: Refugees International/ Larry Thompson
03/15/2005

RI is meeting with Chin refugees in this makeshift church in the jungle. All of the Chin seen in this picture are registered with UNHCR and have letters or cards stating that they have applied for refugee status. (To protect individuals, RI will not publish photos of unregistered refugees.) Malaysian police visited this camp while RI was present but did not detain any of the Chin. Hopefully, the presence of RI and Chin leaders demonstrated the interest and concern of the international community for the plight of the Chin and other refugees. Among the Chin refugees we met were a sizeable number of unaccompanied minors from 15 to 17 years old who need and deserve special protection, as do the very few women who are among the Chin refugees.