Thai shelters struggle as Rohingya crisis deepens in Southeast Asia

Narunisa, a 25-year-old Rohingya woman, is reunited with her children after returning to a shelter for Rohingya women and children in Phang Nga June 18, 2013. Picture taken June 18, 2013. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Thai shelters for Rohingya women and children desperately need more assistance to care for victims of a deepening trafficking crisis across Southeast Asia, activists said on Friday.

A lack of Rohingya translators, in particular, puts traumatised women and children at risk of falling back into the hands of traffickers.