"In a written statement to the fifty-eighth session of the Commission on Human Rights (E/CN.4/2002/NGO/85), the Asian Legal Resource Centre raised concerns at the lack of security for millions of people trying to survive as internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Asia. To illustrate, the Asian Legal Resource Centre now draws the attention of the Commission to the massive internal displacement in Myanmar, and concomitant policy of forced repatriation of asylum seekers by Thailand. 2. The Asian Legal Resource Centre has for a number of years made written statements to the Commission on the widespread and chronic food insecurity visited on Myanmar as a consequence of relentless human rights violations either perpetrated directly by the military regime or arising due to its rule. Those in Myanmar who suffer the greatest hunger, and insecurity in every aspect of their lives, are the internally displaced. 3. Internal displacement in Myanmar is the result of over fifty years of conflict, insecurity and militarization. It is a deep and long-term crisis exacerbated by the hardening of both anti-refugee sentiment and policies in neighbouring countries, notably Thailand and Bangladesh, during recent years. In its separate submission on food security in Myanmar, the Asian Legal Resource Centre has noted the plight of hundreds of thousands of refugees forcibly repatriated from Bangladesh. In this statement it also considers those seeking refuge in Thailand..." 10 March 2003