Any effort by the Thai authorities to cancel refugee status for violations of administrative procedures is a clear violation of refugee rights and totally contrary to international human rights law. The problem is that Thai security officials view refugees as a national security problem when in fact this is really a humanitarian issue that requires understand and support, not threats,” Mr. Robertson said in an interview with Karen News, “Rather than threatening refugees, the Thai military junta should recognize that cooperation with refugee communities is the only way forward to ensure a fair, safe and durable solution to the long-standing refugee situation along the Thai-Burma border.”