More Photos from Site 2 Camp - Thai Cambodian Border 1989-90- Photos courtesy of John Launder.

Photos courtesy of John Launder.The original post can be read here: More Photos from Site 2 Camps Thai-Cambodian Border - 1989-1990 A further series of Brian Hurlock's photos of Site 2 during the time he was working for COERR during 1989-90 showing conditions faced by Cambodian refugees who had fled the tyranny of the Khmer Rouge and the invading Vietnamese in those terrible times for the Khmer people. Volunteers such as Brian and fellow Australians like Adelia Bernard, Margot Grant from Western Australia, who also were volunteers with COERR did wonderful selfless humanitarian work during those bitter years. Margot wrote...

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Site 2 and other Camps - Thai Cambodian Border 1989-90 - Photos courtesy of John Launder.

Some introduction from John Launder: " ... I was involved with assisting refugees. I did visit Songkla a few times, I was a short term volunteer at Phanat Nikhom Transit camp back in 1984. With a few friends I formed the Oakleigh Refugee Assistance Group in 1978 and we acted as a CRSS resettlement group and were active for about 10 years. Along with another friend John McKenna (deceased) we formed a group in 1982 which became the Australian Section of the International Society for Human Rights. ISHRA still operates, although I only play a minor part now. I was executive officer of the Victorian IndoChinese Communities Council in 1990. I...

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Nước- Water (repost)

Mùa khô nóng bỏng, người tị nạn chắt chiu từng giọt nước khan hiếm. Chung quanh chỉ là sự khô khan, cằn cổi, nước như vô hình trong tấm ảnh này, nhưng nước đang là suy nghĩ duy nhất của em.  Hai tay kềm chặt hai dây không cho nước vung vãi, đôi chân từng bước đi vững chắc, một em trai đang cẩn thận gánh hai thùng nước quá khổ đi giửa đường trại tị nạn bụi bặm. Chụp tại Site 2 - 1986 Photo courtesy of Trinh Huy Chuong Photo by Trinh Huy Chuong ...

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