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How Thailand can shield refugees

An injured Myanmar refugee is put on a stretcher before being transported to a hospital in Mae Sam Lap on March 30. (Photo: AFP)

As the world marked World Refugee Day in June, we also reflected on a milestone: the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention -- the cornerstone of international refugee protection. Born from the ashes of war, it enshrined a simple but enduring promise: that those forced to flee would be protected.

Today, that promise is being tested as never before.

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