Camilla Olson
Camilla Olson joined Refugees International in August 2006 as Advocacy Associate. She was promoted to the position of Advocate in March 2008. Camilla has conducted field assessments to Thailand and Malaysia, where she focused on Burmese refugees, and to Sudan, where she focused on the conflict and displacement in Darfur.
Burma: Refugees Stagnant in Malaysia
Author: Camilla Olson
It's been a year since I went on mission to Malaysia and sadly the situation for refugees in the country has not gotten any better. While the Burmese refugee population in Malaysia continues to grow, they remain largely invisible to the outside world. Tucked in between the tall skyscrapers of Kuala Lumpur are apartment buildings crowded with Burmese refugees who are too afraid to leave their homes, to take public buses, to use a pay phone in case they are stopped and arrested by Rela, a volunteer immigration force that harasses and targets illegal migrants, including refugees. ...
Author: Camilla Olson
It's been a year since I went on mission to Malaysia and sadly the situation for refugees in the country has not gotten any better. While the Burmese refugee population in Malaysia continues to grow, they remain largely invisible to the outside world. Tucked in between the tall skyscrapers of Kuala Lumpur are apartment buildings crowded with Burmese refugees who are too afraid to leave their homes, to take public buses, to use a pay phone in case they are stopped and arrested by Rela, a volunteer immigration force that harasses and targets illegal migrants, including refugees. ...
