Melbourne Asia Review is a research-based publication of the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne.
It is crucial to consider the diverse experiences and circumstances of trafficked people without labelling them as only victims.
Three experts on human rights and civil society discuss the situation in two countries which have seen recent democratic regression, Thailand and Myanmar, as well as the use of forced disappearances.
Royalist civil society networks operate as repressive forces which reduce democratic space.
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