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were drug addicts, lacked medical personnel with expertise in drug

treatment. The Sub-Committee also visited Kredtrakarn Protection and

Occupational Development Center which provided shelter to women and

girls having family problems or being lured into forced labor or sexual

exploitation. The Center offered vocational training to its residents to

prepare them for a decent livelihood, engaged in family visits and provided

assistance to the residents’ families as appropriate.

39. The visit to immigration detention centers is related to the problem of

Rohingya migrants. Racial conflicts and violence in Myanmar have caused

many Rohingyas to leave their country by sea. A number of Rohingya

migrants were apprehended in Thai waters on the way to their destination

in third countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia. These Rohingyas are

detained as illegal immigrants awaiting return to their country of origin

when the situation there permits. The increasing number of Rohingya

migrants arrested by the Thai authorities has overcrowded many

immigration detention centers. As of 1 May 2013, a total of 2,026 Rohingyas

have been arrested. With many detainees having escaped detention and a

few deaths, there remains 1,934 Rohingyas in various detention centers all

over the country, mostly in southern provinces, with the exception of 374

Rohingya women and children who have been transferred to different

children and family homes run by the Ministry of Social Development and

Human Security.

40. In 2009, the NHRCT received a complaint about the death of 2

Rohingya detainees in Rayong province. The NHRCT Sub-Committee on

Civil and Political Rights have investigated the case and found that the