Comprehensive framework for refugee camp security
Many of today’s conflicts can be traced back to the period of colonization. The careless and insensitive allotment of territory along political and geographic, rather than ethnic lines is a prime example of this. Since the end of the Second World War, conflict has been almost been exclusively limited to the developing world. Much of these ‘hot spots’ were only worsened by the ideological skirmishes waged both politically and militarily through the world’s Super Powers. There was hope that with the fall of the Soviet Union a new era would be ushered in, one where humanitarian intervention was paramount. Many of these regional conflicts have had, and are having dramatic consequences on civilian populations. Whenever conventional or civil, these wars have been persecuted with ruthless disregard for civilian property and lives. Rape, torture, mutilation, and premeditated indiscriminate killing are all too common. This contrasts considerably from the ‘popular’ wars of the 20th century. Ones fought with rules of engagement and treaties designed to reduce civilian strife. Although refugees have always been a reality of conflict, it has only been in the past fifty, and more specifically, 25 years where the sit
Although there is no question security is an essential component of all refugee relief operations, it is the regions that are already unstable where it becomes paramount. It is the cases where intimidation, forced recruited, rape and indiscriminate killings are a daily reality of the camp where a visible and substantial security presence is required. One of the first examples of a significant security void occurred in Southeast Asia in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The refugee camps located on the Khmer-Thai border were constantly threatened by fighting between Khmer Rouge and Vietnamese forces. Many Khmer combatants, seeking safe haven took refuge within the camps. This resulted in the camps becoming a magnet for military incursions in and around the camps as anti-Khmer forces attempted to rid the threat. Aside from the external threats, within the camps the situation was no better. Armed gangs and bandits were committing robbery, taking prisoners and killing innocent refugees at their discretion. The Thai government, tasked with the protection of the camps decided to take action by establishing a security force known as Task-force 80. Although a step in the right direction the protection force proved to be more of a burden than anything substantive. The troops, poorly trained, were far better at extorting innocent refugees than they were at providing any tangible security. By 1989, realizing its ineffectiveness, Thailand disbanded it and replaced it with the displaced persons protection unit (DPPU). Aided by security liaisons provided by the United Nations Border Relief Operation (UNBRO), the new force proved to be much more effective. Had a well coordinated joint effort between the international community and the host government been realized earlier, the results could have saved many lives.
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