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Today, 8 million of the world's 14 million refugees are warehoused. They are denied their basic human rights including the right of movement, employment, and ownership of property. Unlike Canada and the US, these host countries confine refugees to camps for 10, 20 or 40 years, arresting and deporting them to their native countries if they stray too far. Camps are the breeding ground for disease, child soldiering, terrorist recruitment, and physical and sexual violence--> and these camps are often funded by UNHCR and UNDP This June 20th, World Refugee Day, please take the time to learn about refugee warehousing and learn how you can advocate for the freedom of refugees. For more info on advocating for the rights of refugees: go to the site: http://www.refugees.org/article.aspx?id=1109&rid=1179 Recent News: the NPR show on warehousing in Thailand: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4204283 Fighting breaks out in Palestinian camp in Lebanon http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/06/05/ap3788710.html 350,000 Burundian refugees living in Tanzanian Camps http://www.refugees.org/article.aspx?id=1190&rid=1179 The Burmese Refugees in Thailand "Children born in the camps are already mothers and fathers, will they be grandmothers and grandfathers in the camp also?" member, Karen Refugee Committee http://www.refugees.org/article.aspx?id=1438&rid=1179 UNHCR and UNDP: the relief and development gap http://www.refugees.org/article.aspx?id=1520&rid=1179&subm=33&ssm=97&area=Investigate Take action: http://www.refugees.org/article.aspx?id=1298&rid=1179
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