Nu Po refugee camp
Six hours drive south of Mae Sot and situated in the leafy jungle of Umphang District just 8kms from the border with Burma, lies Nu Po refugee camp. Noh Poe as it is also often called, means “small lake” in Karen and is home to almost 15,000 people who have fled their native Burma. The camp was set up in March 1997 after a major offensive during which the Burma Army took control of Duplaya District in Karen State. Many former political prisoners are sent here when they escape across the border in Thailand and the most of the refugees in the POC/PAB sector are political activists who have been involved in the democracy movement since 1988.
In total 31 former political prisoners have been photographed in the camp – more about the visit to Nu Po can be read here on the blog
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