Statelessness In North Thailand

Sarah Morehouse’s presentation on statelessness within the hill tribes in northern Thailand discussed a plan to eradicate undocumented hill tribe members who do not identify as having a state-identity. Morehouse discussed that “hundreds of families have migrated into Northern Thailand. There, they are denied political refugee status, but are still allowed to live within constrained districts. However, the hill tribe members have no legal bond with the country and are therefore considered stateless” (Morehouse 2017). In Thailand, stateless hill tribe members are denied the right to vote, own property, or have sufficient access to education and health care systems. Morehouse further mentioned that “statelessness has led to political fragmentation